What does regime mean?

Definitions for regime
rəˈʒim, reɪ-regime

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word regime.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. government, authorities, regimenoun

    the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

    "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

  2. regimen, regimenoun

    (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)

Wiktionary

  1. regimenoun

    Mode of rule or management

  2. regimenoun

    A form of government, or the government in power (as in a socialist regime)

  3. regimenoun

    A period of rule

  4. regimenoun

    A regulated system; a regimen

  5. regimenoun

    A set of characteristics

    A typical annual water level regime would include a gradual summer drawdown beginning in early May.

  6. Etymology: From régime, from regimen

Wikipedia

  1. Regime

    In politics, a regime (also "régime") is the form of government or the set of rules, cultural or social norms, etc. that regulate the operation of a government or institution and its interactions with society. According to Yale professor Juan José Linz there a three main types of political regimes today: democracies, totalitarian regimes and, sitting between these two, authoritarian regimes (with hybrid regimes).

ChatGPT

  1. regime

    A regime is a system or method of government or control that is in power in a specific country or area for a certain period of time. It can also refer to a set of conditions, laws, rules or policies implemented and upheld by a governing authority. Additionally, it can denote a dominant pattern or system under which certain activities are regulated, such as a dietary or workout regime.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Regimenoun

    mode or system of rule or management; character of government, or of the prevailing social system

  2. Regimenoun

    the condition of a river with respect to the rate of its flow, as measured by the volume of water passing different cross sections in a given time, uniform regime being the condition when the flow is equal and uniform at all the cross sections

  3. Etymology: [F. See Regimen.]

Wikidata

  1. Regime

    The word regime refers to a set of conditions, most often of a political nature.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Régime

    rā-zhēm′, n. mode of ruling one's diet: form of government: administration.—Ancien régime, the political system that prevailed in France before the Revolution of 1789. [Fr.,—L. regimenregĕre, to rule.]

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'regime' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2850

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'regime' in Nouns Frequency: #1087

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Anagrams for regime »

  1. emigre

  2. émigré

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of regime in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of regime in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of regime in a Sentence

  1. Commander Lawand:

    We have nothing to do with them, though sometimes we have an agreement not to encroach on an area, we are the real opposition to the regime, but first we must fight the terror groups.

  2. Grace Jo:

    Whatever the leaders decide, I hope the U.S. government can bring up the humanitarian issues and think about the people in North Korea, the only way helping this generation of North Koreans is to end that regime.

  3. Heather Nauert:

    We have credible information that indicates that Russian officials are working with the Syrian regime to deny and to delay these inspectors from gaining access to Douma, russian officials have worked with the Syrian regime, we believe, to sanitize the location of those suspected attacks and remove incriminating evidence of chemical weapons used.

  4. Ed Joyce:

    Regardless of who killed Boris Nemtsov, this shocking murder is the latest assault on those who dare to oppose the Putin regime.

  5. Moncef Marzouki:

    There is a real danger of power being in one party's hands, This fight is clear between the revolutionary forces and the old regime.

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