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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
In December 2024, rebels led by the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al Sham overthrew the regime headed by former Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Jan. 2025
The rationale was codified in Sharia: Virgins must not be killed, so the regime decreed they must be raped first before being hung.
—Mariam Memarsadeghi, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
The researchers wanted to know whether the protest movement that arose in 2011 and 2012 could credibly challenge the Putin regime, and whether Russians actually believed all the propaganda they were exposed to.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
However, the Jets are also set to hire a new head coach and general manager in the offseason after Robert Saleh and Joe Douglas, the regime that brought Rodgers to New York, were fired mid-season.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Jan. 2025
The rationale was codified in Sharia: Virgins must not be killed, so the regime decreed they must be raped first before being hung.
—Mariam Memarsadeghi, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
The researchers wanted to know whether the protest movement that arose in 2011 and 2012 could credibly challenge the Putin regime, and whether Russians actually believed all the propaganda they were exposed to.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
However, the Jets are also set to hire a new head coach and general manager in the offseason after Robert Saleh and Joe Douglas, the regime that brought Rodgers to New York, were fired mid-season.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regime
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Keeping Families Together was active for just a few days in August 2024 before Texas and 15 other Republican states sued the federal government, halting applications.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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There's a common view in the AI world, shared by both proponents and opponents of regulation, that the U.S. federal government won't mandate guardrails on the technology unless there's a major galvanizing incident.Garrison Lovely, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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The new rules will go into effect in 120 days, Raimondo said, giving the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump time to potentially make changes.AFP, Fortune Asia, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration are working together to get some form of agreement, which is unusual, NPR's Daniel Estrin says.Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
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Raimondo said that the rule is very complex and, because of that, the comment period is 120 days, longer than usual timeline for rule-making.Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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However, also included in the policy changes are a number of security rule updates that seem to have been overlooked by most reporters.Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Refresh for latest…: Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King continued its reign at the top of the international box office pride this weekend with an additional $53.5M from 52 material markets.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
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The Sixth Circuit showed today how courts might use the end of Chevron deference to shape all sorts of policy, from tech to the environment to health care to pretty much any area where legislative ambiguity reigns.Brian Barrett, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
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In countries whose governance systems were nascent, local-scale and unprepared to absorb massive external capital inflows, credit ratings found grudging acceptance as a proxy credit-governance mechanism.Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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The Japanese government and the Tokyo Stock Exchange have been putting pressure on companies to improve their corporate governance and capital allocation over the past decade, with a view to drawing in more international investors.George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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While most doctors suggest focusing on the quality of the skin with a proper regimen that includes daily exfoliation and SPF protection, as well regular chemical peels or specialized treatments such as Clear and Brilliant laser resurfacing during this decade, there are still exceptions.Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
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Despite the initial panic, Coleman said that the clinic supported her, providing a simplified aftercare regimen, including a foam cleanser, moisturizer, medicated pads, and sunscreen.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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His first movie in six years, Orphan follows a boy who discovers a dark secret about his origins in the ruins of the 1956 Hungarian uprising against the communist dictatorship.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
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After all, the Carnation Revolution which overthrew four decades of Salazar’s right-wing dictatorship had happened only six years prior.Ana Leorne, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
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Annotated Noah Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language declared Americans free from the tyranny of British institutions and their vocabularies.JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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Transferring that depth to television, particularly to predominantly Black characters in a Caribbean country, especially one as fabled as Jamaica, to confront the tyranny of homophobia while also sustaining a conversation with the U.K. about its tainted legacy of colonialism, is bold and visionary.Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Regime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regime. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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