Old Frisian missa, Middle Dutch, Dutch missen, German missen to miss, fail), from *missa- in a changed manner, hence abnormally, wrongly, from PIE root *mei- to change (root of mis- (1); see mutable). Related: Missed; missing. Meaning to fail to get what one wanted is from mid-13c.
A leading lifestyles blog has compiled the Top 10 U.S. cities for conservatives â and not surprisingly, the South rules the list. In first place is the Alabama city of Alabaster, a suburb of . . . conservatives, cities, south, top 10. 909. Friday, 26 Dec 2014 02:27 PM.
Mesa is the most conservative big city in the country, according to research examining municipal politics nationwide. And, little surprise, San Francisco is the most liberal. The paper, Representation in Municipal Government, analyzed public policy in cities across the country in search of trends in local ideology.