Skip to main content

misgovern

/mis-guhv-ern/US // mɪsˈgʌv ərn //UK // (ˌmɪsˈɡʌvən) //

误治,管理不善,治理不善,误导性治理

Related Words

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to govern or manage badly.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inmishandle/mismanage
as inmishandle

Examples

  • The ruling power cannot be withdrawn from those to whom it has been committed; nor can they be punished for misgovern-ment.

  • For the sake of dishonorable peace they leave these native states to misgovern themselves and stink to high heaven!

  • For, to misgovern well, one must open his purse as often as he forces the purses of others.

  • We may govern ourselves as we please, we may misgovern ourselves as we please.

  • The bulk of the proceeds fell into the hands of the clergy and the hidalgos sent out to rob and misgovern the islands.