regime

noun

rā-ˈzhēm How to pronounce regime (audio)
variants also régime
Definition of regimenext
as in government
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation) the regime of the dictator collapsed with surprising abruptness

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Recent Examples of regime Sources told the Wall Street Journal Arab intelligence detected preparations for a wider war, including the deployment of Iranian commanders, weapons, and intelligence to regional militias aligned with the regime. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026 If investors and manufacturers know that a successful follow-on treatment will immediately be pulled into an older medicine’s price-control regime, many will conclude that the investment isn’t worth making. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The goals have included complete Iranian surrender, regime change, Iran never getting a nuclear weapon and ending Tehran’s support for its Middle East proxy groups like Hezbollah. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 In retrospect, Miami might have opted for the wrong developmental quarterbacks in Miller (poached by the previous regime) and since jettisoned Mark Gronowski. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regime
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  1. government
  2. rule
  3. administration
  4. governance
Noun
  • Africa's most populous country will hold the election against a backdrop of worsening economic and security crises that have caused anger among voters against Tinubu's government.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Firms in the Program can propose but do not select their own targets, and require a federal contract and written government approval to operate.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of government
Noun
  • Critics dismissed the polls, held in phases in December and January, as a sham designed to consolidate the military’s grip on power while ostensibly restoring civilian rule.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • For the first time, after decades of brutal Assad rule – by both Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez al-Assad before him - the model of impunity in Syria has been broken, even if the penalty is unlikely to ever be carried out.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of rule
Noun
  • Fazio said his administration would look closely into key positions that necessitate work be performed in-office and on-site, such as social workers responsible for monitoring child abuse cases.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Republican allies in Congress are busy trying to pass legislation that will formally repeal the CTA, thus preventing any future administration from restarting the database.
    — Casey Michel, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of administration
Noun
  • Pairing that hardware with technical assistance is what professionalizes governance and brings local operations fully in line with the highest international environmental and engineering standards.
    — Rob Kaplan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Wharton professor of legal studies and business ethics Kevin Werbach explains why AI governance is so difficult, why companies can't be left to regulate themselves, and what governments need to do as AI becomes more powerful.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of governance

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