If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regime, you are critical of it because you think it is not democratic and uses unacceptable methods.
[disapproval]
...the collapse of the Fascist regime at the end of the war.
The emerging capitalist order was giving rise to harsh regimes.
Synonyms: government, rule, authorities, management More Synonyms of regime
2. countable noun
A regime is the way that something such as an institution, company, or economy is run, especially when it involves tough or severe action.
The authorities moved him to the less rigid regime of an open prison.
...a drastic regime of economic reform and financial discipline.
Synonyms: plan, course, system, policy More Synonyms of regime
3. countable noun
A regime is a set of rules about food, exercise, or beauty that some people follow in order to stay healthy or attractive.
He has a new fitness regime to strengthen his back.
regime in British English
or régime (reɪˈʒiːm)
noun
1.
a system of government or a particular administration
a democratic regime
the IMF regime
2.
a social system or order
3. medicine another word for regimen (sense 1)
Word origin
C18: from French, from Latin regimen guidance, from regere to rule
regime in American English
(rəˈʒim; reɪˈʒim) or réˈgime (rəˈʒim; reɪˈʒim)
noun
1.
a.
a form of government or rule; political system
b.
a particular administration or government
2.
a social system or order
3.
the period of time that a person or system is in power
4.
regimen (sense 2)
Word origin
Fr régime < L regimen: see regimen
COBUILD Collocations
regime
autocratic regime
beauty regime
brutal regime
corrupt regime
despotic regime
diet regime
exercise regime
existing regime
gruelling regime
impose a regime
introduce a regime
licensing regime
military regime
murderous regime
oppose the regime
oppressive regime
pricing regime
punishing regime
relaxed regime
repressive regime
ruling regime
sanctions regime
subsidy regime
tax regime
testing regime
topple a regime
totalitarian regime
training regime
treatment regime
Examples of 'regime' in a sentence
regime
Concerns have been raised over the insolvency regime after the government highlighted serious regulatory faults.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
As part of a training regime to get back to full fitness he has been trampolining.
The Sun (2016)
Others report that some online fitness regimes are just plain silly.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Here's what you need to know about the unsung hero of your beauty regime.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He intensified the players' training regimes and his strict disciplinary code has left his stars cowering in fear.
The Sun (2017)
Having a goal, such as entering a competition, can be crucial to establishing and maintaining a fitness regime.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
She puts her youthful, slender figure down to regular detox dieting, vitamin supplements and spending more time on her beauty regime.
The Sun (2016)
What it does is make your skin look rich, like you're the sort of person who has an extensive beauty regime administered by staff.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Military failure caused the regime to collapse.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We expect the same from our beauty regime.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
These were regimes that the government of the day had to contend with.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The extent of the protests was hard to gauge in a country whose regime controls information.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The company car tax regime also favours diesel for high mileage drivers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The prison regime needs to be harsher.
The Sun (2006)
We are first to report that the regime is back in control.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We used to work longer hours and it was a very strict regime.
The Sun (2013)
These men have each crafted highly effective fitness and nutrition regimes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Washington decided against punitive military action against the regime at the time.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
American officials denied the claims and said that the collapse of the regime was not imminent.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Nails have been part of our beauty regime for thousands of years.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Prison regime has very little challenge or variation.
Coyle, Andrew & Stern, Vivien The Prisons We Deserve (1994)
Fan protests now directed at him and those backing his regime.
The Sun (2016)
This affected his right leg and he needed a strict regime of exercises.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Maybe a new fitness regime you can do with a friend or partner?
The Sun (2015)
These are not the actions of a regime embracing reform.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
My beauty regime is mainly built around keeping my skin healthy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The blood of a woman that the regime's judicial system initially cleared of all wrongdoing.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Voting did not take place in the 60 per cent of the country outside regime control.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
At the same time, he sorted out the controlled foreign company regime.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
After declaring confidently that they would win the war, their regime collapsed within weeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But further unrest appears certain as poverty deepens across the country and the regime refuses to bow to international pressure on the nuclear programme.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Spring in Sangin has brought an important step forward; we have a new district governor and a new government regime.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
regime
British English: regime NOUN
If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regime, you are critical of it because you think it uses unacceptable methods.
...the collapse of the Fascist regime at the end of the war.
American English: regime
Brazilian Portuguese: regime
Chinese: 统治
European Spanish: régimen
French: régime
German: Regime
Italian: regime
Japanese: 政権
Korean: 정권
European Portuguese: regime
Latin American Spanish: régimen
All related terms of 'regime'
diet regime
A regime is a set of rules about food, exercise , or beauty that some people follow in order to stay healthy or attractive .
tax regime
A regime is the way that something such as an institution , company, or economy is run , especially when it involves tough or severe action.
ancien régime
The ancien regime was the political and social system in France before the revolution of 1789.
beauty regime
A regime is a set of rules about food, exercise , or beauty that some people follow in order to stay healthy or attractive .
brutal regime
If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regime , you are critical of it because you think it is not democratic and uses unacceptable methods.
outlaw regime
a dangerously unpredictable political regime , as of a country, state, etc, which disregards international law or diplomacy
regime change
the transition from one political regime to another, esp through concerted political or military action
ruling regime
If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regime , you are critical of it because you think it is not democratic and uses unacceptable methods.
ancient regime
See ancien régime
corrupt regime
If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regime , you are critical of it because you think it is not democratic and uses unacceptable methods.
despotic regime
If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regime , you are critical of it because you think it is not democratic and uses unacceptable methods.
exercise regime
A regime is a set of rules about food, exercise, or beauty that some people follow in order to stay healthy or attractive .
existing regime
A regime is the way that something such as an institution, company, or economy is run, especially when it involves tough or severe action.
military regime
If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regime , you are critical of it because you think it is not democratic and uses unacceptable methods.
pricing regime
A regime is the way that something such as an institution , company, or economy is run , especially when it involves tough or severe action.
regime soldiers
A soldier is a person who works in an army, especially a person who is not an officer.
relaxed regime
A regime is the way that something such as an institution , company, or economy is run, especially when it involves tough or severe action.
subsidy regime
A regime is the way that something such as an institution , company, or economy is run, especially when it involves tough or severe action.
testing regime
A regime is the way that something such as an institution, company, or economy is run, especially when it involves tough or severe action.
training regime
A regime is a set of rules about food, exercise , or beauty that some people follow in order to stay healthy or attractive .
autocratic regime
If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regime , you are critical of it because you think it is not democratic and uses unacceptable methods.
gruelling regime
A regime is a set of rules about food, exercise, or beauty that some people follow in order to stay healthy or attractive .
licensing regime
A regime is the way that something such as an institution , company, or economy is run, especially when it involves tough or severe action.
murderous regime
If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regime , you are critical of it because you think it is not democratic and uses unacceptable methods.
oppressive regime
If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regime , you are critical of it because you think it is not democratic and uses unacceptable methods.
punishing regime
A regime is a set of rules about food, exercise , or beauty that some people follow in order to stay healthy or attractive .
repressive regime
If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regime , you are critical of it because you think it is not democratic and uses unacceptable methods.
sanctions regime
A regime is the way that something such as an institution , company, or economy is run, especially when it involves tough or severe action.
treatment regime
A regime is a set of rules about food, exercise, or beauty that some people follow in order to stay healthy or attractive .
impose a regime
A regime is the way that something such as an institution, company, or economy is run, especially when it involves tough or severe action.
introduce a regime
A regime is the way that something such as an institution , company, or economy is run , especially when it involves tough or severe action.
oppose the regime
If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regime , you are critical of it because you think it is not democratic and uses unacceptable methods.
topple a regime
If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regime , you are critical of it because you think it is not democratic and uses unacceptable methods.
totalitarian regime
If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regime , you are critical of it because you think it is not democratic and uses unacceptable methods.
Chinese translation of 'regime'
regime
(reɪˈʒiːm)
n(c)
(= system of government) 政体(體) (zhèngtǐ)
(= diet, exercise) 养(養)生法 (yǎngshēngfǎ)
1 (noun)
Definition
a particular administration
the collapse of the fascist regime
Synonyms
government
The Government has insisted that confidence is needed before the economy can improve.
rule
the winding-up of British rule over the territory
authorities
management
the responsibility for its day-to-day management
administration
He served in posts in both the Ford and Carter administrations.
leadership
What most people want to see is determined, decisive action and firm leadership.
establishment
reign
Queen Victoria's reign
2 (noun)
Definition
a regimen
a drastic regime of economic reform
Synonyms
plan
She met her creditors to propose a plan for making repayments.
course
Resignation is the only course left open to him.
system
a multi-party system of government
policy
plans which include changes in foreign policy
programme
the programme for reform outlined by the Soviet President
scheme
a private pension scheme
diet
Have you been on a diet? You've lost a lot of weight.
arrangement
I am in charge of all the travel arrangements.
procedure
He did not follow the correct procedure in applying for a visa.
regimen
Additional synonyms
in the sense of administration
Definition
a government
He served in posts in both the Ford and Carter administrations.
Synonyms
government,
authority,
executive,
leadership,
ministry,
regime,
governing body
in the sense of arrangement
Definition
a preparation or plan made for an event
I am in charge of all the travel arrangements.
Synonyms
plan,
planning,
provision,
preparation
in the sense of course
Definition
a mode of conduct or action
Resignation is the only course left open to him.
Synonyms
procedure,
plan,
policy,
programme,
method,
conduct,
behaviour,
manner,
mode,
regimen
Synonyms of 'regime'
regime
Explore 'regime' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of diet
Definition
a specific allowance or selection of food, to control weight or for health reasons
Have you been on a diet? You've lost a lot of weight.
Synonyms
fast,
regime,
abstinence,
regimen,
crash diet,
dietary regime,
dietary programme
in the sense of leadership
What most people want to see is determined, decisive action and firm leadership.
Synonyms
guidance,
government,
authority,
management,
administration,
direction,
supervision,
domination,
directorship,
superintendency
in the sense of management
Definition
the technique or practice of managing or controlling
the responsibility for its day-to-day management
Synonyms
administration,
control,
rule,
government,
running,
charge,
care,
operation,
handling,
direction,
conduct,
command,
guidance,
supervision,
manipulation,
governance,
superintendence
in the sense of policy
Definition
a plan of action adopted by a person, group, or government
plans which include changes in foreign policy
Synonyms
procedure,
plan,
action,
programme,
practice,
scheme,
theory,
code,
custom,
stratagem
in the sense of procedure
Definition
a way of doing something, esp. an established method
He did not follow the correct procedure in applying for a visa.
Synonyms
method,
policy,
process,
course,
system,
form,
action,
step,
performance,
operation,
practice,
scheme,
strategy,
conduct,
formula,
custom,
routine,
transaction,
plan of action,
modus operandi
in the sense of programme
the programme for reform outlined by the Soviet President
Synonyms
plan,
scheme,
strategy,
procedure,
project,
plan of action
in the sense of reign
Definition
the period during which a monarch is the official ruler of a country
Queen Victoria's reign
Synonyms
rule,
sovereignty,
supremacy,
power,
control,
influence,
command,
empire,
monarchy,
sway,
dominion,
hegemony,
ascendancy
in the sense of rule
Definition
the period of time in which a monarch or government has power
the winding-up of British rule over the territory
Synonyms
government,
power,
control,
authority,
influence,
administration,
direction,
leadership,
command,
regime,
empire,
reign,
sway,
domination,
jurisdiction,
supremacy,
mastery,
dominion,
ascendancy,
mana (New Zealand)
in the sense of scheme
Definition
a systematic plan for a course of action
a private pension scheme
Synonyms
plan,
programme,
strategy,
system,
design,
project,
theory,
proposal,
device,
tactics,
course of action,
contrivance
in the sense of system
Definition
any scheme or set of rules used to classify, explain, or calculate