Misrule (Noun)
Meaning
Government that is inefficient or dishonest.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The country was plagued by misrule for decades, with corrupt officials embezzling funds meant for public services.
- The opposition party argued that the current administration's misrule had led to widespread poverty and unemployment.
- The dictator's misrule was marked by human rights abuses, censorship, and suppression of dissent.
- Historians often cite the monarch's misrule as a major contributing factor to the revolution that overthrew her.
- The committee's report concluded that years of misrule by the corrupt government had ruined the country's economy.