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regime

re·gime [ ray zhm, ri zhm ] (plural re·gimes) or ré·gime [ ray zhm, ri zhm ] (plural ré·gimes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. form of government: a system or style of government

2. particular government: the government of a particular country, especially one that is considered to be oppressive

3. controlling group: any controlling or managing group, or the system of control and management adopted by it

4. established system: an established system or way of doing things

5. characteristic conditions for process: the characteristic conditions under which a natural, scientific, or industrial process occurs

6. medicine 
Same as  regimen (sense 1)


[15th century. Via French< Latin regimen (see regimen)]
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