0 the act of governing a country badly, or the state of being badly governed:
Misgovernment is an argument for more, not less, local accountability.
A decade of misgovernment has bankrupted the country.
1 the act of misgoverning, or the state of being misgoverned:
They've ruined the country through corruption and misgovernment.
At no time did he mention or describe the appalling misgovernment that preceded the rise to power of communists in those countries.
A free exchange is the only sanction that exists against financial misgovernment.
Was it not part of the misgovernment not to keep the figures?
I have for long watched their struggles against misgovernment and against oppression with sympathy and with interest.
This is an example of the fantastic and grotesque actions of misgovernment that took place.
The statement has been made that this housing condition is an outcome of misgovernment in the past.
Her misfortunes are due to misgovernment and also to the fall in prices.
We understand that as regards domestic safeguards—safeguards against domestic misgovernment—my noble friend and those who act with him are for the moment holding their hands.
