misrule

Example Sentences

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In April 1930, Gandhi concluded his pivotal salt march, breaking the British monopoly on salt production - a charged symbol of colonial misrule.

From BBC

And that fits into the larger goal of yet-to-come, wide-ranging congressional probes into D.C. affairs, which is to demonstrate that home rule constitutes misrule in a Democratic-dominated nation’s capital.

From Washington Post

Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight.

From Seattle Times

Much of the current anarchy is directly attributable to Mr. Moïse, who has contrived to establish what amounts to one-man misrule.

From Washington Post

The closures, along with years of misrule and Hamas’ long-running feud with the Palestinian Authority, have devastated Gaza’s economy.

From Seattle Times