misrule

misrule Definition

mis·rule (mis ro̵̅o̅l′, mis′ro̵̅o̅l′)

transitive verb -·ruled′, -·rul′·ing

to rule badly or unjustly ; misgovern

noun

misrule Synonyms

mismanagement, chaos, anarchy, mobacracy; see disorder 2.

misrule Usage Examples

Object

country: All it will do is reward the money grabbing elites that misrule those countries.

Converse of object

encourage: One of the freest states in the world, they encouraged a despotic misrule in which falsely called free citizens were enslaved.
end: So is ending misrule and its manifestation in corruption the central task and panacea for restoring development, as the Commission claim?

Adjective modifier

Turkish: Every new chapter in the story of Turkish misrule raises a fresh storm of indignation throughout Europe.

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