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Misgovernment

Bad government; want of government.

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Administration 76% connected

The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office…

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Governance 76% connected

Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement.

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Governing 76% connected

of Govern

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Government 76% connected

The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government.

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Misgovern 74% connected

To govern ill; as, to misgovern a country.

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Misgovern 74% connected

To govern ill; as, to misgovern a country.

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Misrule 92% connected

To rule badly; to misgovern.

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Government activity noun · 86% connection

the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of gover…

Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Government public administration.
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Lawmaking noun · 86% connection

the act of making or enacting laws

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Legislating noun · 86% connection

the act of making or enacting laws

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Legislation noun · 86% connection

the act of making or enacting laws

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Trust busting noun · 86% connection

(law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)

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Agency noun · 85% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration.
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Authority noun · 85% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

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Bureau noun · 85% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

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Federal agency noun · 85% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

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Government agency noun · 85% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

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Office noun · 85% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

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Ai noun · 84% connection

an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactic…

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Army noun · 84% connection

the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare

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Navy noun · 84% connection

the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces

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Organ noun · 84% connection

a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function; "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce…

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Body noun · 78% connection

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

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Bureaucracy noun · 78% connection

any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape

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Cabinet noun · 78% connection

persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

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Allegiance noun · 78% connection

The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king,…

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Asymmetry noun · 78% connection

Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.

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Autonomous adjective · 78% connection

Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.

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Autonomy noun · 78% connection

The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state.

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Bluntness noun · 78% connection

Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness.

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Bond noun · 78% connection

An instrument (of the nature of the ordinary legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for purpose of borrowing money; as, a g…

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Caesarism noun · 78% connection

A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as Caesar or emperor, it has been committ…

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Central bank noun · 78% connection

a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sell…

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Communalism noun · 78% connection

A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederat…

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Coolness noun · 78% connection

The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmn…

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Democracy noun · 78% connection

Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exe…

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Desiderate verb · 78% connection

To desire; to feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want.

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Dishonesty noun · 78% connection

Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or b…

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Disquiet noun · 78% connection

Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety.

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Double dipping noun · 78% connection

two incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension)

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Dullness noun · 78% connection

The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness…

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