noun
- bad or corrupt administration of a government or organization
Usage: formal
Examples
- The citizens protested against years of misgovernment and corruption.
- Economic decline was attributed to decades of misgovernment.
- The opposition party blamed the current crisis on misgovernment.
- Historians documented the misgovernment that led to the empire’s fall.
- Transparency measures were introduced to prevent future misgovernment.
- The audit revealed widespread misgovernment in several departments.