Definition of "ungoverned" []

• Lacking control or discipline (adjective)
• Lacking restraint (adjective)

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• "NEWTON: The thing is, is that they're involved in what you call ungoverned spaces."
• "In Yemen, you're going to have continued so-called ungoverned spaces -- places where terrorists can operate."
• "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."