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Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not governed; having no government; anarchical.
- Not controlled; not subjected to government or law; not restrained or regulated; unmanaged; unbridled; licentious: as, ungoverned passions.
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- adjective Lacking
control ordiscipline - adjective Lacking
restraint
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking in discipline or control
- adjective not restrained or controlled
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Examples
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NEWTON: The thing is, is that they're involved in what you call ungoverned spaces.
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In Yemen, you're going to have continued so-called ungoverned spaces -- places where terrorists can operate.
Richard N. Haass: Weakened U.S. in Stormy Mideast Richard N. Haass 2011
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There are certainly pirates of opportunity but increasingly more and more, especially in places like Somalia where the military would refer to as ungoverned spaces.
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I think the idea of ungoverned spaces or little mini-gaps throughout the world is a better description of the world then the macro level old-core/new-core/gap description with standard PNM Theory.
Update/Correction: Mini-gaps and Ungoverned Spaces « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy 2006
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Coming Anarchy has an interesting PNM Theory related post entitled Neo-Medievalism II that used historical examples and the idea of ungoverned spaces:
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I think the idea of ungoverned spaces or little mini-gaps throughout the world is a better description of the world then the macro level old-core/new-core/gap description with standard PNM Theory.
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Even after government promises of more security following the discovery of a mass grave holding the remains of 72 Central and South American migrants last summer, also in San Fernando, Tamaulipas remains a state that experts describe as ungoverned - or simply failed.
NYT > Global Home By ELISABETH MALKIN 2011
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With state collapse leading to the kind of ungoverned space in which groups like Al Qaeda thrive, Washington could look to state reform as a method of progress.
James Denselow: Syria: Washington's New Direction James Denselow 2011
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With state collapse leading to the kind of ungoverned space in which groups like Al Qaeda thrive, Washington could look to state reform as a method of progress.
James Denselow: Syria: Washington's New Direction James Denselow 2011
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In that "ungoverned" region where terrorists have found yet another safe haven.
Obama's Full Terrorism Speech: Sharpens Contrast With Hillary On Foreign Policy 2009
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- abandoned
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- faultfinding
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- wild
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