Regime

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A form of government: a fascist regime.
  • n. A government in power; administration: suffered under the new regime.
  • n. A prevailing social system or pattern.
  • n. The period during which a particular administration or system prevails.
  • n. A regulated system, as of diet and exercise; a regimen.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Mode of rule or management
  • n. A form of government, or the government in power (as in a socialist regime)
  • n. A period of rule
  • n. A regulated system; a regimen
  • n. A set of characteristics
  • Word Usage
    "Clinton signed the ILA only because he felt it would be politically damaging not to, and throughout his term regime change in Iraq constituted a hope rather than a serious objective."
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    programme    plan    program   
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    system   
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    dictatorship    policy    republic    democracy    legislation