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regime
a system of government; a mode of rule: a dictatorial regime
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re·gime
also ré·gime (rā-zhēm′, rĭ-)n.
1.
a. A government, especially an oppressive or undemocratic one: a fascist regime.
b. A usually heavy-handed administration or group in charge of an organization: Raises were canceled under the new regime.
2.
a. A way of organizing or managing something; a system: an admissions regime at a college.
b. A regulated system of diet, exercise, or medical treatment; a regimen.
3. The period during which a particular administration or system prevails.
4. A prevailing pattern of water flow, as of a river.
[French régime, from Old French, from Latin regimen, from regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
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regime
(reɪˈʒiːm) orrégime
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a system of government or a particular administration: a fascist regime; the regime of Fidel Castro.
2. (Sociology) a social system or order
3. (Medicine) med another word for regimen1
[C18: from French, from Latin regimen guidance, from regere to rule]
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re•gime
or ré•gime
(rəˈʒim, reɪ-)n.
1. a system of rule or government.
2. a ruling system.
3. a government in power.
4. the period during which a particular ruling system is in power.
[1770–80; < French régime < Latin regimen regimen]
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| 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"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 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)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, authorities, management, administration, leadership, establishment, reign the collapse of the fascist regime
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regime
nounA system by which a political unit is controlled:
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Translations
نِظام أو أُسْلوب حُكْم
režim
regime
stjórn-/stjórnarfar
valsts iekārta
režim
régime
regime [reɪˈʒiːm] N1. (Pol) → régimen m
the ancien régime → el antiguo régimen
under the Nazi régime → bajo el régimen de los nazis
the ancien régime → el antiguo régimen
under the Nazi régime → bajo el régimen de los nazis
2. (= system, programme) → régimen m
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regime
régime [reɪˈʒiːm] n (= diet and exercise) → régime m de vie
From now on you must keep to a really strict regime of diet and exercise → À partir de maintenant, vous devez suivre un régime de vie vraiment strict fondé sur une bonne alimentation et de l'exercice physique.
a fitness regime → un régime de remise en formeregime change n → changement m de régime
From now on you must keep to a really strict regime of diet and exercise → À partir de maintenant, vous devez suivre un régime de vie vraiment strict fondé sur une bonne alimentation et de l'exercice physique.
a fitness regime → un régime de remise en formeregime change n → changement m de régime
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régime,
regime
(reiˈʒiːm) noun a (system of) government. a Communist régime.
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regime
n. régimen, regla, plan, esp. en referencia a una dieta o ejercicio físico.
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