Dictionary Entry
regime
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ɹeɪˈʒiːm/Word FrequencyCommon (5.46)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Mode of rule or management.
In a Sentence
“a prison regime”
Published Usage Examples
“At one point, the ex-spin doctor claimed audaciously: "If [the UN weapons inspector] Hans Blix had been able to say, 'He [Saddam Hussein] has got rid of the lot,' that would have been regime change - in that it would have been a different sort of regime."”
“Clinton signed the ILA only because he felt it would be politically damaging not to, and throughout his term regime change in Iraq constituted a hope rather than a serious objective.”
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Origin
From French 'régime', from Latin 'regimen' meaning 'rule, guidance'.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “regime”
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