regime

/ษนeษชหˆส’iหm/

IPA: /R AH0 ZH IY1 M/

noun
  1. 1

    Mode of rule or management.

    โ€œa prison regimeโ€

  2. 2

    A form of government, or the government in power.

    โ€œa capitalist regimeโ€

  3. 3

    A period of rule.

  4. 4

    A regulated system; a regimen.

    โ€œHeaven will eliminate the tyrannical regimes.โ€

  5. 5

    A division of a Mafia crime family, led by a caporegime.

  6. 6

    A set of characteristics.

    โ€œA typical annual water level regime would include a gradual summer drawdown beginning in early May.โ€

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