ungovernability en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English ungovernable Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English ungovernability From ungovernable + -ability.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The condition of being ungovernable.
The concern about ungovernability in the United States often takes the form of complaints about “single-issue” politics and the limited influence and discipline of American political parties.
1982, Mancur Olson, The Rise and Decline of Nations, Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 8:
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de Unregierbarkeit (Translations)