misrules
Leads a nation poorly
Misrules is the third-person singular verb form of misrule, meaning to govern badly or unjustly: A tyrant misrules through fear and corruption.
The noun misrule refers to bad governance or disorder: The country suffered years of misrule.
The plural misrules can denote multiple instances of poor governance or specific unjust decrees.
Faulty conduct of authority
- mismanagementIncompetent handling of responsibilities
- ineptitudeLack of ability
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
blundering · misgovernance · ineffectiveness · poor judgment · recklessness · shortsightedness · carelessness · fumbling
State of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
disorder · anarchy · lawlessness · tumult · upheaval · unrest · riot · commotion
Absolute one-person rule
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- autocracyRule by one
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
authoritarianism · abuse of power · repression · subjugation · domination · iron fist · strongman · regime
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
cronyism · kleptocracy · extortion · fraud · malfeasance · plunder · looting · profiteering
maladministration
Faulty conduct of authority
- mismanagementIncompetent handling of responsibilities
- ineptitudeLack of ability
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
bungling · blundering · misgovernance · ineffectiveness · poor judgment · recklessness · shortsightedness · carelessness · fumbling · botching
pandemonium
State of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
havoc · disorder · anarchy · lawlessness · tumult · upheaval · unrest · riot · commotion · disarray
despotism
Absolute one-person rule
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- autocracyRule by one
totalitarianism · authoritarianism · abuse of power · repression · subjugation · domination · iron fist · strongman · regime · junta
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
nepotism · cronyism · kleptocracy · extortion · fraud · malfeasance · plunder · looting · profiteering · collusion