misgovernment
noun [ U ] uk/ˌmɪsˈɡʌv.ən.mənt/ /ˌmɪsˈɡʌv.əm.mənt/ us/ˌmɪsˈɡʌv.ɚn.mənt/
弊政
the act of governing a country badly, or the state of being badly governed
A decade of misgovernment has bankrupted the country. 十年的弊政使这个国家破了产。
Misgovernment is an argument for more, not less, local accountability. 治理不善是更多而不是更少的地方政府问责制的论据。
See: misgovern
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- People must be safeguarded against misgovernment and exploitation.
- In a country recovering from terrorism and misgovernment, cooking has become a source of national pride.
- One early leader characterized the colony as "full of misery and misgovernment."