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

For the sake of dishonorable peace they leave these native states to misgovern themselves and stink to high heaven!

From Rung Ho! by Mundy, Talbot

Cicero promised his influence to obtain some lucrative province for Antonius to misgovern.

From Caesar: a Sketch by Froude, James Anthony

For, to misgovern well, one must open his purse as often as he forces the purses of others.

From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares

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 Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir