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misgovernment (n.)

late 14c., "want of self-restraint, misbehavior" (a sense now obsolete), from mis- (1) "badly, wrongly" + government. Meaning "bad government, management, or administration of public or private affairs" is from 1590s.

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Definitions of misgovernment from WordNet

misgovernment (n.)
government that is inefficient or dishonest;
Synonyms: misrule
From wordnet.princeton.edu