variants
or less commonly régime
1
a
b
: a regular pattern of occurrence or action (as of seasonal rainfall)
c
: the characteristic behavior or orderly procedure of a natural phenomenon or process
2
a
: mode of rule or management
b
: a form of government
a socialist regime
c
: a government in power
d
: a period of rule
Examples of regime in a Sentence
The new regime is sure to fall.
Under the new regime, all workers must file a weekly report.
He was put on a strict exercise regime.
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And that would be the beginning of a new regime, the establishment of a new Palestinian regime in Gaza, which does not include Hamas.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
At least not in the eyes of New York's current regime.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
By silencing artists and historians, a regime seeks to control not just the present, but the past and the future as well.
—Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Beijing also announced an unprecedented licensing regime to restrict the export of certain rare earths, which disrupted global productions of automobiles among others.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
At least not in the eyes of New York's current regime.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
By silencing artists and historians, a regime seeks to control not just the present, but the past and the future as well.
—Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Beijing also announced an unprecedented licensing regime to restrict the export of certain rare earths, which disrupted global productions of automobiles among others.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for regime
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regime
noun
re·gime
variants
also régime
rā-ˈzhēm 
ri-
1
a
b
: a regular pattern of doing something
2
a
: a method of rule or management
b
: a form of government or administration
especially
: a governmental or social system
c
: a period of rule of a regime
Legal Definition
regime
noun
re·gime
rā-ˈzhēm, ri-
: a system of principles, rules, or regulations for administration (as of property)
the mandatory consecutive sentencing regime—People v. Garcia, 642 N.E.2d 1077 (1994)
People v. Garcia, 642 N.E.2d 1077 (1994)community property regime
—used especially in the civil law of Louisiana
Note: Under the Louisiana Civil Code there are various regimes for various types of property, such as community or separate property. These regimes, while usually established by the law, may also be modified or created by agreement of the parties.
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