regime

American  

[ruh-zheem, rey-, -jeem] / rəˈʒim, reɪ-, -ˈdʒim /

Or régime

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.

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regime British  

/ reɪˈʒiːm /

noun

1. a system of government or a particular administration

   a fascist regime

   the regime of Fidel Castro

2. a social system or order

3. med another word for regimen

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regime Cultural  

1. An administration, or a system of managing government.

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Etymology

Origin of regime

First recorded in 1770–80; from French régime, from Latin regimen regimen

Example Sentences

The regime acknowledged their concerns and promised to make economic concessions.

From The Wall Street Journal

And several defence insiders have pointed out that regimes are not usually toppled by air-strikes alone.

From BBC

People who seemed to be Saudi regime supporters began stopping him in the street, harassing and filming him.

From BBC

Even the Committee to Protect Journalists, an organization that monitors and honors reporters imprisoned by authoritarian government regimes overseas, felt compelled to weigh in on Lemon’s arrest.

From Los Angeles Times

“Even if you defeat the regime really quickly, the day after matters,” said Vali Nasr, an Iran expert and former U.S. official now at Johns Hopkins University.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• administration
• establishment
• government
• management
• reign
• rule
• system