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Thesaurus: misrule

To rule badly; to misgovern.

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  1. v. t. & i. To rule badly; to misgovern.
  2. n. The act, or the result, of misruling.
  3. n. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination.
  4. n. government that is inefficient or dishonest
  5. To rule badly; to misgovern. 1. The act, or the result, of misruling. 2. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination. Enormous riot and misrule surveyed. Pope. Abbot, or Lord, of Misrule. See under Abbot, and Lord.
  6. n:100 n government that is inefficient or dishonest