regime

re·gime also ré·gime  (r-zhm, r-)

n.

1.

a. A form of government: a fascist regime.

b. A government in power; administration: suffered under the new regime.

2. A prevailing social system or pattern.

3. The period during which a particular administration or system prevails.

4. A regulated system, as of diet and exercise; a regimen.

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[French régime, from Old French, from Latin regimen, from regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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regime [ray-zheem]

Noun

1. a system of government

2. a particular administration: the corrupt regime

3. Med a regimen [French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" authorities, government governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" polity - a politically organized unit authoritarian regime, authoritarian state - a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people bureaucracy - a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials ancien regime - a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution) royal court, court - the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state Downing Street - the British government empire - a group of countries under a single authority; "the British created a great empire" federal government - a government with strong central powers government-in-exile - a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated local government - the government of a local area military government, stratocracy - government by the military and an army palace - the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects" papacy, pontificate - the government of the Roman Catholic Church government department - a department of government law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly - persons who make or amend or repeal laws governance, governing body, organisation, administration, brass, establishment, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" executive - persons who administer the law judiciary, bench - persons who administer justice judicatory, judicial system, judiciary, judicature - the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government pupet regime, puppet government, puppet state - a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed state - the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax" division - an administrative unit in government or business state government - the government of a state in the United States totalitarian state, totalitation regime - a government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measures government officials, officialdom - people elected or appointed to administer a government
	2.	regime - (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) regimen plan, program, programme - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

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regime

noun 1. government, rule, management, administration, leadership, establishment, reign

noun 2. plan, course, system, policy, programme, scheme, regimen

Translations

regime [reɪˈʒiːm] n (government) → Regime nt;

(diet etc) → Kur f