ungovernable

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Ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith talks about overseeing an ungovernable government.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

The 34-year-old, with scant managerial experience, will have to manage a famously ungovernable city in all of its vast complexity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Meanwhile, the ocean itself plays its ungovernable part.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

He labelled the sanctions "cynical and iniquitous" and said they were intended to "humiliate" Niger's security forces and make the country "ungovernable".

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2023

In the face of this mass action, Mr. de Klerk said that if the ANC made the country ungovernable, the government might be forced to consider some unpleasant options.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela