# regime

Pronunciation: US say "ruh-ZHEEM" /ɹəˈʒiːm/; UK

## Noun

1. A form of government, or the particular government in power, especially an authoritarian or totalitarian one.
   - Simple: A government that rules a country, especially one that is harsh or not chosen by the people.
   - _International sanctions failed to weaken the military regime._
   - _The country transitioned from a communist regime to a multiparty democracy in the 1990s._
2. A mode of rule or management; the way in which something is governed or administered.
   - Simple: A way of running or controlling something, such as a country, a company, or a school.
   - _Employees describe a friendlier regime since the new director took over._
   - _The team thrived under the new coach's regime of trust and accountability._
3. A regulated system or course of practices; a regimen, as of diet, exercise, or medical treatment.
   - Simple: A fixed plan of things you do regularly, like exercise, meals, or medicine.
   - _She follows a demanding fitness regime of weight training and yoga._
   - _The new tax regime takes effect at the start of the fiscal year._
4. The period of time during which a particular ruler or government holds power.
   - Simple: The time during which a ruler or government is in power.
   - _The railroad network expanded rapidly during the emperor's regime._
   - _The famine struck in the third year of the sultan's regime._
5. The characteristic set of conditions or pattern of variation of a natural system, such as a river's seasonal flow or a region's rainfall.
   - Simple: The usual pattern of something in nature, like how a river's water level changes through the year.
   - _Snowmelt dominates the flow regime of many rivers in the Rockies._
   - _Climate change is shifting the rainfall regimes of many tropical regions._
6. A unit or division within a Mafia crime family, operating under a caporegime.
   - Simple: A group of criminals inside a Mafia family, with its own boss.
   - _After the indictments, the boss merged two weakened regimes into one._
   - _He worked his way up from street soldier to running his own regime._

## Origin

This word comes from Middle English "regime" and Middle French "regime," which came from Latin "regimen" meaning "direction" or "government." It is a doublet of "regimen."

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