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misrule

noun

1 misrule

Government that is inefficient or dishonest.

synonym: misgovernment.

Roget 699: unskillfulness etc. adj.; want of skill etc. 698; incompetence, incompentency; inability, infelicity, indexterity, inexperience; disqualification, unproficiency; ... show more

Roget 738: laxity; laxness, looseness, slackness; toleration etc. (lenity) 740; freedom etc. 748.    anarchy, interregnum; relaxation; ... show more

Dutch: mismanagement, wanbeleid


verb

Roget 738: be lax etc. adj.; laisser faire [Fr.], laisser aller [Fr.]; hold a loose rein; give the reins to, give rope enough, give a loose to; tolerate; relax; misrule.    go beyond the length of one's tether; have one's swing, ... show more

Moby thesaurus: anarchism, anarcho-syndicalism, anarchy, antinomianism, bad policy, be negligent, chaos, confusion, criminal syndicalism, disorder, disorderliness, disorganization, disruption, distemper, fabulous formless darkness, foul-up, hassle, impolicy, inexpedience, inexpediency ... show more.

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