misrule
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They badly underestimated her massive star power, and they underestimated how much their decades of misrule had alienated most of the population.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
Nigeria's election next week marks nearly a quarter century of democracy in Africa's most populous nation, which in previous decades had become a byword for coups and military misrule.
From Reuters • Feb. 17, 2023
They accuse him and his powerful family, which includes several siblings who until recently held top government positions, of precipitating the crisis through corruption and misrule.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2022
But Filipinos seemed ready to embrace their democratic rights and move on from Marcos’s misrule.
From Washington Post • May 9, 2022
Although the Great Council repeatedly protested against the king’s misrule and extravagance, their remonstrances came to nothing for want of leaders and a clear-cut policy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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