misgovern
Example Sentences
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Rather than occupy hostile territories, powerful countries prefer to exert influence from across the border while letting the foreign population misgovern itself.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2014
I am an American in my principles, and wish we could let them alone, to govern or misgovern themselves as they think proper.
From The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn by Henry P. Johnston
National monarchy meant national wars and the right of national churches to misgovern themselves according to their several inclinations.
From Medieval Europe by H. W. C. (Henry William Carless) Davis
In vain he multiplied formalities and inspectors, and punished severely the few delinquents who happened by some accident to be brought to justice; the officials continued to pilfer, extort, and misgovern in every possible way.
From Russia by Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace
The colony was now entirely free to manage its own affairs, well or ill, to misgovern itself if it chose to do so.
From The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 by Archibald MacMechan
