malgovernmentn.
/ˌmalˈɡʌvnm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌmælˈɡəvər(n)mənt/ Now rare.
Bad government.
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society > authority > rule or government > misrule or misgovernment > [noun]
misgovernancea1393
misrule1450
misusance1533
misgovernment1565
misswaying1603
misgoverning1609
misordering1643
malgovernment1652
malgovernance1673
1652 Mercurius Politicus No. 108. 1690 Reason of State is many times the Religion of a state. That which answers all Objections and Quarrels about Mal-government.
1848 Fraser's Mag. 37 146 Any degree of mal~government and misery.
1880 V. L. Cameron Our Future Highway II. xv. 340 The country is much richer..notwithstanding its mal-government.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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