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misgovernance

misgovernance

8.9
Government that works badly and causes problems for people
  • noun
  • /ˌmɪsˈɡʌvərnəns/
translation icon : mala gestión
  • The overseas Taiwan dissidents have used, for several decades, the misgovernance of the NP as their resource of activities.

Examples

  • The ongoing misgovernance in the region has led to widespread protests and demands for change.

  • Crony capitalism may have helped fuel rapid economic growth, but the rot in the system now threatens to swallow the whole thing up as the economy struggles in the wake of revelations of gross misgovernance and corruption.

    Blog text (20)

  • The president of Pakistan, Sardar Leghari, dismissed her from office during her second term in 1996 for misgovernance and corruption.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Many citizens blame misgovernance for the rising crime rates and deteriorating public services.

  • The report highlighted the misgovernance of local authorities that resulted in inadequate response during the crisis.

Synonyms

mismanagement
vsmisgovernance
29 5.3

Careless running of an organization or its money

is about poor public leadership and its wider harmful effects
maladministration
vsmisgovernance
  • Literature
1 8.5

Poor or dishonest management of public services

focuses on broader state failure rather than only specific improper processes
misgovernment
vsmisgovernance
1 8.4

Bad running of a country by people in charge who are inefficient and dishonest

focuses more on poor public control that causes harmful outcomes rather than intent
misdirection
vsmisgovernance
1 6.8

Poor management of people, money, or work

covers general poor public conduct and policy failure beyond mere wrong resource choices
malgovernment
vsmisgovernance
  • Archaic
8.8

Government that is dishonest, unfair, or does not help people

highlights general poor public conduct that produces negative consequences
misadministration
vsmisgovernance
8.3

Poor management of an organization or its money

refers to public running that causes wider harm rather than only bad management

How Well

governance
  • Specialized
83 5.6
misgovernance
8.9
misrule
2 8.4

Surface Forms

misgovernance singular
misgovernances plural

Morphology

misgovernance = governance (transparent) = mis + govern + ance

The meaning is a straightforward prefixation of 'mis-' onto a familiar noun 'governance', yielding 'the state of governing badly'.

Etymology

Misgovernance starts with mis-, which means 'wrong' or 'bad', and ends with governance, from govern meaning 'to lead or manage'. A helpful image is someone 'steering' a ship badly: misgovernance means ruling or managing in a poor way, which explains why it causes bad results.