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View synonyms for regime

regime

or ré·gime

[ ruh-zheem, rey-, or, sometimes, -jeem ]

noun

  1. a mode or system of rule or government:

    a dictatorial regime.

  2. a ruling or prevailing system.
  3. a government in power.
  4. the period during which a particular government or ruling system is in power.
  5. Medicine/Medical. regimen ( def 1 ).


regime

/ reɪˈʒiːm /

noun

  1. a system of government or a particular administration

    the regime of Fidel Castro

    a fascist regime

  2. a social system or order
  3. med another word for regimen
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

regime

  1. An administration, or a system of managing government.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of regime1

First recorded in 1770–80; from French régime, from Latin regimen regimen
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Word History and Origins

Origin of regime1

C18: from French, from Latin regimen guidance, from regere to rule
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Example Sentences

The military regime seized power in a coup in 2021, but it no longer controls many parts of the country, which are divided among rebel groups.

From BBC

He called on the military regime, which seized power in a coup nearly four years ago to stop all military operations.

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That’s exactly how Russian state media justifies that nation’s own authoritarian regime.

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Trump and his allies realize that undermining the legal infrastructure of the nation is critical to their plan to build an authoritarian regime in the United States.

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Just what you want to hear about a civilian app used by the top brass in the Trump regime.

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