the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Misgovernment; misconduct; misbehavior.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Misbehavior; misconduct.
n. Misgovernment.
Word Usage
"But while military dictatorships have given way in recent decades to democracies, the pendulum appears to be swinging back amid rampant corruption, chronic misgovernance and enduring poverty."