B2nounpolitics
US/reɪˈʒiːm/
UK/reɪˈʒiːm/
a government, especially a strict one that people did not freely elect; also a system of rules
In context
The military regime banned independent newspapers and arrested its critics.
Thousands of people left the country when the old regime fell.
The new tax regime makes it easier for small businesses to grow.
Words that go with regime
adjective + noun
- military regimeThe country was ruled by a military regime for twenty years.
- authoritarian regimeJournalists in an authoritarian regime often work under constant pressure.
- former regimeOfficials of the former regime were put on trial.
- brutal regimeThe film tells the story of a family living under a brutal regime.
noun + noun
- regime changeCritics said the real goal of the war was regime change.
- tax regimeInvestors want a stable tax regime before they build factories.