regime

CEFRC1

/ɹəˈʒiːm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A government or a system of control.

  2. 02

    noun

    A planned way of managing health or activity.

Examples

  • All political dissidents were purged under the former regime.

  • It was seen as the only way to overthrow a corrupt regime.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ɹeɪˈʒiːm/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A form of government, or the government in power, particularly an authoritarian or totalitarian one.

  2. A period of rule.

  3. Mode of rule or management.

More examples

In context

  • The obsolete regime is about to collapse.

  • Heaven will eliminate the tyrannical regimes.

  • a prison regime

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Origin

noun

From Middle English regime, regyme, from Middle French regime, from Latin regimen (“direction, government”). Doublet of regimen.