regime
noun
, ri- also ri-ˈjēm\
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administration, authority, governance, government, jurisdiction, regimen, rule
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This regime was sanctioned by the Supreme Court’s decision in Buck v. Bell (1927). — Alexandra Desanctis, National Review, "Bernie Sanders Advocates Population Control in ‘Poor Countries’," 5 Sep. 2019 In the sequel, Atwood focuses on how tyrannical regimes destroy themselves. — David Canfield, EW.com, "The Handmaid's Tale," 3 Sep. 2019 Inter striker Romelu Lukaku has lost 3kg since joining the Serie A side, thanks to a strict regime put in place by new manager Antonio Conte. — SI.com, "Romelu Lukaku Loses Significant Weight Following Strict Diet Under Antonio Conte," 30 Aug. 2019 His inability to seize the job, however, made moving on a possibility, considering Joseph was brought in last season by this regime and had good moments, missing just three of 20 field goals. — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, "Austin Seibert’s four field goals put him in strong position in Browns’ kicking competition," 24 Aug. 2019 But those jabs were misguided, spun by malcontents to stoke anger against an iniquitous regime the queen neither created nor controlled. — Jeffrey Westbrook. Styled By Will Kahn, Town & Country, "Bourgeouis? Moi? This Season Is Fashion's Rich Girl Revenge," 22 Aug. 2019 Before her tenure concluded however, former prime minister Theresa May presented a post-Brexit immigration regime focused on prioritizing skilled migrants. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "There is increasing evidence Africans are being unfairly denied UK visas," 20 Aug. 2019 Every single public school will be renamed after a child that was kidnapped by this regime. — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, "Tommy Lee Reshares Explosive Rant That Lays into Donald Trump Supporters," 9 Aug. 2019 Since the uprising, Tunisia’s politics have often been reduced to a struggle between Islamists and secularists, or between entrenched labour unions and powerful businessmen linked to the old regime. — The Economist, "Tunisians say goodbye to President Beji Caid Essebsi," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'regime.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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regime
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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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