REGIME


Meaning of REGIME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also ré·gime rā-ˈzhēm, ri- also ri-ˈjēm

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 orderly procedure of a natural phenomenon or process

2.

a. : mode of rule or management

b. : a form of government

a socialist regime

c. : a government in power

predicted that the new regime would fall

d. : a period of rule

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.