misgovern
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of misgovern
First recorded in 1375–1425, misgovern is from the late Middle English word misgovernen. See mis- 1, govern
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Rather than occupy hostile territories, powerful countries prefer to exert influence from across the border while letting the foreign population misgovern itself.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2014
Cicero promised his influence to obtain some lucrative province for Antonius to misgovern.
From Caesar: a Sketch by James Anthony Froude
Suppose, for instance, a member of the House of Commons were at this moment to debate within himself, whether it would be for his ultimate happiness to begin, according to his ability, to misgovern.
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
The colony was now entirely free to manage its own affairs, well or ill, to misgovern itself if it chose to do so.
From The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 by Archibald MacMechan
We may govern ourselves as we please, we may misgovern ourselves as we please.
From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by R. T. (Robert Taylor) Pritchett
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