Abuse
Misgovern
Misgovern verb - To manage badly.
Usage example: the ruling party was soundly defeated at the polls for having disastrously misgoverned the country
Mutual synonyms
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Misgovern and Abuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abuse/misgovern
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