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Plural for the unfair or inefficient conduct of the affairs of a country or state
“The empire eventually weakened due to large-scale corruption and nepotism, overtaxation, and misrule.”
Plural for a state of lawlessness
“Lower-class misrule in the streets characterized American Christmas days in the early nineteenth century.”
Plural for chaos or disorder, especially resulting from lawlessness
“Liminal phases of rites of passage, carnivals, and fêtes are often pervaded by images of chaos and misrule.”
To administer or govern wrongly or badly
“This is a question that has dogged the nation, to the obvious discomfort of a regime that continues to misrule the country.”
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