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

A snap legislative election last year produced an ungovernable National Assembly split three ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

He stopped short of saying the Conservative Party was "ungovernable", characterising his account as more of a "description of politics more generally".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

So as I watched canary-yellow Canadian Super Scooper planes roar into Los Angeles to help douse the ungovernable firestorms threatening my home, my grieving Nova Scotian heart soared: reciprocity between old friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

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