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regimes

 [ruh-zheem, rey-, or, sometimes, -jeem]   Origin

re·gime

   [ruh-zheem, rey-, or, sometimes, -jeem]
noun
1.
a mode or system of rule or government: a dictatorial regime.
2.
a ruling or prevailing system.
3.
a government in power.
4.
the period during which a particular government or ruling system is in power.
5.
Medicine/Medical. regimen (def. 1).
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Also, ré·gime.

Origin:
1770–80; < French régime < Latin regimen regimen

Can be confused: regime, regimen, regiment.
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Word Origin & History

regime
"system of government or rule," 1792, from Fr. régime, from L. regimen "rule, guidance, government," from regere (see regal). In Fr., l'ancien régime refers to the system of government before the revolution of 1789.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

regime re·gime (rā-zhēm', rĭ-)
n.
A regulated system, as of diet and exercise; a regimen.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Cultural Dictionary
regime [(ray-zheem, ri-zheem)]

An administration, or a system of managing government.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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