Need another word that means the same as “regime”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “regime” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Regime” are: authorities, government, regimen, system of government, rule, reign, dominion, sovereignty, jurisdiction, authority, control, command, administration, establishment, direction, management, leadership, system, arrangement, scheme, code
Regime as a Noun
Definitions of "Regime" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “regime” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A systematic plan for therapy (often including diet.
- A system or ordered way of doing things.
- The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.
- The conditions under which a scientific or industrial process occurs.
- A coordinated programme for the promotion or restoration of health; a regimen.
- (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet.
- A government, especially an authoritarian one.
Synonyms of "Regime" as a noun (21 Words)
administration | The process or activity of running a business, organization, etc. The inhabitants of the island voted to remain under French administration. |
arrangement | An agreement with someone to do something. The arrangement of the furniture. |
authorities | The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit. The matter was referred to higher authorities. |
authority | The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience. He hit the ball with authority. |
code | A set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones. Each box had a label with the code SC 90. |
command | The power or authority to command. The corporation has just undergone a change in command. |
control | The economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. Improve your ball control. |
direction | Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. He had a terrible sense of direction. |
dominion | Each of the self-governing territories of the British Commonwealth. Man s attempt to establish dominion over nature. |
establishment | A group in a society exercising power and influence over matters of policy, opinion, or taste, and seen as resisting change. The establishment of an independent government. |
government | The study of government of states and other political units. Tyrannical government. |
jurisdiction | The territory or sphere of activity over which the legal authority of a court or other institution extends. Courts having jurisdiction in this district. |
leadership | The state or position of being a leader. His leadership inspired the team. |
management | The act of managing something. We would like to thank the management and staff for their continued support. |
regimen | A system of government. A regimen of one or two injections per day. |
reign | The period during which a monarch is sovereign. He was helpless under the reign of his egotism. |
rule | A rule describing or prescribing a linguistic practice. The rules of grammar. |
scheme | An elaborate and systematic plan of action. Police uncovered a scheme to steal paintings worth more than 250 000. |
sovereignty | The authority of a state to govern another state. National sovereignty. |
system | A set of rules used in measurement or classification. You need to get the cholesterol out of your system. |
system of government | An organized structure for arranging or classifying. |
Usage Examples of "Regime" as a noun
- Ideological opponents of the regime.
- A low-calorie, low-fat regime.
- Detention centres with a very tough physical regime.
- A tax regime.
Associations of "Regime" (30 Words)
authoritarian | An authoritarian person. He had an authoritarian and at times belligerent manner. |
autocracy | A system of government by one person with absolute power. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was an autocracy. |
autocratic | Relating to a ruler who has absolute power. Autocratic government. |
cavalier | Given to haughty disregard of others. Anne was irritated by his cavalier attitude. |
despot | A ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way. |
despotic | Ruled by or characteristic of a despot. Moved from a feudal to a despotic order. |
despotism | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc. Some nations are democracies others are despotisms. |
dictator | A ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force. My boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime. |
dictatorial | Of or characteristic of a dictator. His mother in law was somewhat dictatorial. |
dictatorship | A country governed by a dictator. The effects of forty years of dictatorship. |
dominate | Be greater in significance than. The company dominates the market for operating system software. |
domineering | Asserting one’s will over another in an arrogant way. How can I do my job with a domineering boss yelling in my ear. |
fascism | A political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism. This is yet another example of health fascism in action. |
fascist | Relating to fascism. He went to Spain to fight against the fascists. |
misrule | Govern (a country or state) badly. A country that is recovering from decades of misrule. |
monocracy | A system of government by one person only. |
monopolize | Get or keep exclusively to oneself. Sophie monopolized the guest of honour for most of the evening. |
oligarchy | A country governed by an oligarchy. The big cities were notoriously in the hands of the oligarchy of local businessmen. |
oppressive | (of weather) close and sultry. Oppressive sorrows. |
peremptory | Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power. Peremptory commands. |
plutocracy | A state or society governed by the wealthy. No one can accept public policies which turn a democracy into a plutocracy. |
proletarian | Relating to the proletariat. A proletarian ideology. |
regal | Of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified. Her regal bearing. |
regent | Acting as regent for a monarch. Prince regent. |
sovereign | Possessing supreme or ultimate power. The Emperor became the first Japanese sovereign to visit Britain. |
theocracy | The commonwealth of Israel from the time of Moses until the election of Saul as king. It is a society just emerging from theocracy. |
totalitarianism | The principle of complete and unrestricted power in government. Democratic countries were fighting against totalitarianism. |
tyrannical | Exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way. A tyrannical government. |
tyranny | Dominance through threat of punishment and violence. The tyranny of the nine to five day. |
tyrant | A tyrant flycatcher. Her father was a tyrant and a bully. |