regime
or ré·gime
a mode or system of rule or government: a dictatorial regime.
a ruling or prevailing system.
a government in power.
the period during which a particular government or ruling system is in power.
Medicine/Medical. regimen (def. 1).
Origin of regime
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How to use regime in a sentence
The United Nations says these actions bring in vast sums which the regime uses to develop nuclear weapons that can guarantee its long-term survival.
North Korean hackers steal billions in cryptocurrency. How do they turn it into real cash? | Patrick O'Neill | September 10, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIf a student decides to return—they also had the option to study remotely this year—there’s a fairly strict regime.
This elite college is building a COVID ‘bubble’—where students are tested 3 times per week, and can’t leave campus | Lee Clifford | September 5, 2020 | FortuneIn this inflationary regime, the usual concepts of spacetime are supposed to be adequate.
Schrödinger’s Cat When Nobody Is Looking - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Daniel Sudarsky | August 26, 2020 | NautilusMy own research suggests that most of these regimes would pursue anti-democratic digital strategies even without Russia’s and China’s help.
Covid-19 and the geopolitics of American decline | Katie McLean | August 19, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThere is a new willingness to challenge the regime, and unprecedented mobilisation – as was seen both before and after the election.
Belarus Election: Contested Result Sparks Massive Unrest As Europe’s ‘Last Dictator’ Claims Victory | LGBTQ-Editor | August 12, 2020 | No Straight News
The question is will we see regime changes in both Hamas and Israel that embrace a lasting peace?
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead | Dean Obeidallah | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI had been arrested by the Mubarak regime and went on to spend four years behind bars.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe world should stand in solidarity with him and the many other victims of the Assad regime.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe advocates a secular regime with a total separation of religion form the government.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKrivov was sentenced to serve four years at a general regime penal colony for his fight for freedom and human rights.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is here that the Communist regime in Russia has encountered its most fatal difficulty.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThe Association sold its land, shipping, &c.; and Mr. Endicot was appointed under the new regime.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton RyersonAt our last meeting, you foretold the near overthrow of Mr. Nixon and the Croker regime.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 | VariousOf course the exception to this otherwise uniformly uncongenial Anglo-American interrelation was the regime of the Commonwealth.
William Bradford of Plymouth | Albert Hale PlumbThe history of Canada since the close of the French regime falls into three clearly marked half centuries.
The Canadian Dominion | Oscar D. Skelton
British Dictionary definitions for regime
rgime
/ (reɪˈʒiːm) /
a system of government or a particular administration: a fascist regime; the regime of Fidel Castro
a social system or order
med another word for regimen (def. 1)
Origin of regime
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Cultural definitions for regime
[ (ray-zheem, ri-zheem) ]
An administration, or a system of managing government.
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