regime change

noun

1. the transition from one political regime to another, esp through concerted political or military action

Example Sentences

In 1997, he helped to found the Project for the New American Century, a think tank that promoted greater American activism on the global stage, including closer alliances with emerging democracies, higher military spending and regime change in Iraq—all principles that became hallmarks of the Bush presidency.

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Regime change is clearly the goal; the timetable and means are unspecified.

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If Washington’s real objective is regime change, the plausible outcomes are sobering.

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But even if the White House clings to its current counter-drugs and counterterrorism narrative, all evidence points to the trajectory as an incremental regime change push with less than certain outcomes.

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Analysts warn that the regime change logic, once engaged, is hard to calibrate, especially if strikes kill civilians or hit national symbols.

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