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regime

or é·

[ 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

/ ɪˈː /

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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of regime1

First recorded in 1770–80; from French é, from Latin regimen regimen
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of regime1

C18: from French, from Latin regimen guidance, from regere to rule
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This brings us back around to the fundamental problem that underlies all versions of ugly-American roleplaying, both historically and in the rebooted Trump regime: It’s rooted in weakness, not in strength.

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We are barely into the third month of Trump’s gangster regime.

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Also joining them were thousands eager to wreak vengeance on the Alawites, a minority they blame for empowering Assad’s brutal rule, even though most did not benefit from the former regime.

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Since he took power, Israel's military has repeatedly pounded Syrian weapons stores, airfields and other military sites left by the former regime, to avoid them falling into enemy hands, it says.

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That's the immigration regime he was referring to, and which changed after the Civil Rights Movement.

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