regime

or ré·gime

[ 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

/ reɪˈʒiːm /

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

regime

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of regime¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of regime¹

C18: from French, from Latin regimen guidance, from regere to rule

Example Sentences

In that same year, she said in an interview with CNN that she was "sceptical" that the Syrian regime was behind a chemical weapons attack which killed dozens of people.

From BBC

“We understood the Soviet Union was an existential threat, certainly with its nuclear capabilities, it was, and Russia is, but China is even more sinister. It's more insidious in what they have done under this communist regime.”

From Salon

"What we have to be is more strategic - we have to make sure that prison capacity meets demand and that means we have to look at the question of demand on prison places and that's I think where looking at the sentencing regime is necessary and important."

From BBC

Would some of those players not here in Athens have been more minded to report had this been Tuchel's first game in charge as opposed to the dying embers of the Carsley interim regime?

From BBC

Iran-backed militia in the area are a concern for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, too, after years of civil war.

From BBC

Related Words

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