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Examples of misrule in a Sentence
Verb
accused of misruling his island nation to the point of economic collapse
Noun
The people of that country have endured many years of misrule.
the country's long period of misrule had made it a hotbed for terrorist organizations
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Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight.
—Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2021
Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 8 June 2024
Combined with chronic misrule by the authority, the exclusion of a wide range of Palestinian political factions and political orientations has left the PLO and the PA with very little standing among Palestinians.
—Salam Fayyad, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2023
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Verb
Congo had been brutally misruled by Belgium for over 70 years when the winds of change blew through in the late 1950s.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight.
—Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2021
Noun
Hamas is an oppressive, misogynistic and homophobic organization whose misrule has hurt Palestinians and Israelis alike.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 8 June 2024
Combined with chronic misrule by the authority, the exclusion of a wide range of Palestinian political factions and political orientations has left the PLO and the PA with very little standing among Palestinians.
—Salam Fayyad, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2023
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“Misrule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misrule. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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misrule
1 of 2 verb
mis·rule
(ˈ)mis-ˈrül 
: to rule or govern badly
misrule
2 of 2 noun1
: the action of misruling : the state of being misruled
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