The phrase "abusive government" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a government that mistreats its citizens or violates their rights.
Example: "Many citizens fled the country to escape the oppressive conditions imposed by the abusive government."
Alternatives: "oppressive regime" or "tyrannical government".
And the consequences of such highly arbitrary and potentially abusive government action can be devastating.
Quiet dialogue and cooperation still have their place when an abusive government shows a genuine willingness to acknowledge rights violations and embrace solutions.
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, created in 1978 in response to fears of abusive government spying, operates from a secure courtroom in the D.C. federal courthouse.
We have an opportunity to say no to an abusive government, and to say yes to a lakeside town protecting its water supply and way of life.
But Sophie Richardson, an Asia expert at Human Rights Watch, an advocacy organization, said Mr. Bush was giving "an enormous propaganda opportunity to an abusive government".
Their future depends on how well their countries handle the intertwined problems of H.I.V.-AIDS, ethnic and civil conflict, corrupt and abusive government and economic growth too feeble to provide jobs for rising populations.
Mr. Ban "has been notably reluctant to put pressure on abusive governments," the report said.
Neither harmless nor victimless, sports corruption is perpetrated by crooked officials, abusive governments and gangsters, sometimes in concert.
ACCORDING to Human Rights Watch, an American-based group, Turkmenistan has "one of the most repressive and abusive governments in the world".
Much of the board's work has focused on other ways of pressuring abusive governments, including financial sanctions, export controls and travel bans on foreign officials.
Of this year's new intake of 14, Human Rights Watch singles out Algeria, Congo, Kenya, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Vietnam as "abusive governments".The commission's job is to establish standards and take stock of shortcomings.
