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also régime
as in government
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)
the regime of the dictator collapsed with surprising abruptness
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Recent Examples of regime
Without fair elections, an honest media environment and a credible opposition, voters can’t correct their country’s course at the ballot box, providing competitive authoritarian regimes little incentive to do anything but enrich themselves.
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
Maintaining control in Iraq is vital to the Iranian regime for symbolic reasons as well.
—Michael Knights, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2025
Syria's Kurds, who were denied basic rights under the Assad regime, have been among the minority groups anxiously awaiting clarity on what the future will hold under Sharaa's leadership.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
These regimes were designed to prevent U.S. taxpayers from indefinitely deferring U.S. tax on income earned by their foreign corporations.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
Maintaining control in Iraq is vital to the Iranian regime for symbolic reasons as well.
—Michael Knights, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2025
Syria's Kurds, who were denied basic rights under the Assad regime, have been among the minority groups anxiously awaiting clarity on what the future will hold under Sharaa's leadership.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
These regimes were designed to prevent U.S. taxpayers from indefinitely deferring U.S. tax on income earned by their foreign corporations.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regime
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He's also uprooted what the GOP has long decried as social engineering by liberals, reflected recently by programs known as DEI (for diversity, equity and inclusion) − now banned in the federal government.—
Susan Page,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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Eyewitnesses have accused government supporters of carrying out execution-style killings and video footage has emerged of mass graves.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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The longer-term question is how much more patience and grace Trump’s base will grant Bondi, who already bears scars as the central figure in arguably the administration’s earliest blunder.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Duterte’s defense Duterte’s legal team said that Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration shouldn’t have allowed the global court to take custody of the former leader because the Philippines is no longer a party to the ICC.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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So who is responsible for actually enforcing existing conflict of interest rules where they can be applied?—
Abdallah Fayyad,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
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One dog died in this year's Iditarod: a pregnant female on the team of musher Daniel Klein, who under race rules scratched due to the death.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2025
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In July 2024, British voters pulled the plug on the Conservative Party’s 14-year reign and voted in Starmer’s leftist Labour Party.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Jane was a devout Protestant at a time of religious upheaval, the ultimate innocent victim of the chicanery of the Tudor court in the chaotic aftermath of Henry VIII’s reign.—
Pan Pylas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Reforms on the table include how to give greater roles to women in the Catholic Church, including ordaining them as deacons, and the greater inclusion of laity in governance and decision making.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Still, in the midst of Nigeria’s political fragility — marked by coups, violence, and widespread distrust among citizens who protested bad governance again last summer — Rema is being strategic about his allegiances.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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Now, watch Sydney Sweeney walk through her sensitive skin-friendly regimen: Don't forget to follow Allure on Instagram and TikTok, or subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on all things beauty.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
14 Mar. 2025
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Since Barefield’s death, Haynes said, the jails have implemented new policies and training regimens, including adding a private screening by a nurse during the intake process, hiring two new nurses and implementing a new system for monitoring inmates who are being observed for detoxification.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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Russia is our enemy and will be for at least as long as Putin's dictatorship endures (and the Russian people continue to succumb to nostalgia for great power status and empire).—
Bradley Gitz,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Founded in 1998, the station is owned by journalist Marcus Garcia, another renowned Haitian journalist and columnist who led the struggle for press freedoms against the Duvalier dictatorship in the 1980s.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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In a functioning American democracy, the separation of powers serves as a vital safeguard against tyranny.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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America was forged in the blood and fire of rejecting tyranny; its institutions were meticulously formed around the principle that we would never be ruled by a king.—
Maureen Dowd,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Regime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regime. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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