Regime

  • 31regime — 01. During the military [regime] of Augusto Pinochet in Chile, thousands of people were tortured and murdered because of their opposition to the government. 02. As an elite athlete, he follows a strict [regime] of eating only the healthiest food …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 32Regime — Regierungsform; Herrschaftsform * * * Re|gime [re ʒi:m], das; s, [re ʒi:mə] (meist abwertend): einem bestimmten politischen System entsprechende, von ihm geprägte Regierung, Regierungs , Herrschaftsform: ein totalitäres Regime; die Gegner des… …

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  • 33regime — [[t]reɪʒi͟ːm[/t]] ♦♦♦ regimes 1) N COUNT: oft supp N (disapproval) 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. ...the… …

    English dictionary

  • 34regime — 1. regime m. régime; mode de fonctionnement, situation. Regime matrimoniau, parlamentari : régime matrimonial, parlementaire 2. regime m. régime. Un regime de bananas, de dàtils : un régime de dattes …

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  • 35regime — {{hw}}{{regime}}{{/hw}}o (raro) regime s. m. 1 Forma di governo, sistema politico: regime repubblicano, monarchico | (spreg.) Governo autoritario, dittatoriale. 2 (dir.) Complesso organico di norme che disciplinano uno o più istituti giuridici:… …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 36regime — re|gime W2 [reıˈʒi:m] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: régime, from Latin regimen; REGIMEN] 1.) a government, especially one that was not elected fairly or that you disapprove of for some other reason ▪ The regime got rid of most of its… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37regime — n. 1) to establish a regime 2) to overthrow a regime 3) a puppet; totalitarian regime * * * [reɪ ʒiːm] totalitarian regime to establish a regime to overthrow a regime 3 a puppet …

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  • 38regime — also régime noun Etymology: French régime, from Old French regimen, regime, from Late Latin regimin , regimen Date: 1776 1. a. regimen 1 b. a regular pattern of occurrence or action (as of seasonal rainfall) c. the characteristic behavior or… …

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  • 39regime */*/ — UK [reɪˈʒiːm] / US [reɪˈʒɪm] noun [countable] Word forms regime : singular regime plural regimes 1) a) a government that controls a country, especially in a strict or unfair way The murder sparked off events leading to the overthrow of the regime …

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  • 40regime — /reuh zheem , ray /, or, sometimes, / jeem /, n. 1. a mode or system of rule or government: a dictatorial regime. 2. a ruling or prevailing system. 3. a government in power. 4. the period during which a particular government or ruling system is… …

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