Regime

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rəˈʒim/, /ˈreɪʒim/

Alternative forms

• régime

Origin

From French régime, from Latin regimen ("direction, government").

Full definition of regime

Noun

1. Mode of rule or management.
2. A form of government, or the government in power (as in a socialist regime).
3. A period of rule.
4. A regulated system; a regimen.
• 2013-06-07, Joseph Stiglitz, Globalisation is about taxes too, It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today ….
5. (hydrology) A set of characteristics.
   A typical annual water level regime would include a gradual summer drawdown beginning in early May.

Usage notes

This word is often used as a pejorative.

Derived terms

• exercise regime
• political regime
• regime change

Related terms

• regimen

Anagrams

• emigre, émigré