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misgovern

[mis-guhv-ern]

verb (used with object)

to govern or manage badly.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English misgovernen. See mis-¹, govern

Related forms

mis·gov·ern·ment, mis·gov·ern·ance, noun

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misgovern (ˌmɪsˈɡʌvən)

—vb
	to govern badly

mis'government

—n

mis'governor

—n

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