- regime
- noun1 system of governmentADJECTIVE▪ new▪ old▪
Crowds celebrated the downfall of the old regime.
▪ current, established, existing, present▪ ruling▪ former, previous▪ ousted▪An interim government was elected to replace the ousted regime.
▪ interim▪ political▪ conservative, liberal, radical▪ authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, fundamentalist, totalitarian, tyrannical, undemocratic▪dictatorships and autocratic regimes
▪The tyrannical regime violently repressed any opposition.
▪ brutal, hard-line, harsh, murderous, oppressive, repressive▪ corrupt▪ hostile▪ outlaw, rogue▪the threat posed by rogue regimes
▪ communist, democratic, fascist, nationalist, socialist▪ constitutional, parliamentary▪ revolutionary▪ military▪ colonial▪ secular, theocratic▪collaboration with the secular Egyptian regime
▪a harsh and unrelenting theocratic regime
▪ puppet▪In 1940 a puppet regime was established by the invaders.
VERB + REGIME▪ establish, install, set up▪ defeat, destroy, overthrow, topple▪ change, remove, replace▪the day he and his regime are removed from power
▪ bolster, strengthen▪Education was seen as a way of bolstering the existing regime.
▪ destabilize, undermine▪ back, support▪ challenge, criticize, oppose▪ head, lead▪a military regime headed by the general
REGIME + VERB▪ exist▪ come to power▪The communist regime came to power in 1975.
▪ emerge▪ collapse, fall▪ govern, rule▪ pose a danger, pose a threat▪These regimes pose a grave and growing danger.
REGIME + NOUN▪ change▪the real war aim of regime change
PREPOSITION▪ against a/the regime▪She called for sanctions against the regime.
▪ under a/the regime▪He spoke of the abhorrent crimes that had been committed under the regime.
▪ regime under▪a military regime under Franco
PHRASES▪ a change of regime▪ the collapse of a regime, the fall of a regime, the overthrow of a regime▪ a member of a regime2 set of rules/proceduresADJECTIVE▪ harsh, rigorous, strict▪ new▪ special▪ exercise, fitness, health, training▪ dietary▪ drug, treatment▪ economic, financial, fiscal, legal, monetary, regulatory▪a financial regime imposed by the government
▪ tax, trade, trading▪ safety (esp. BrE)▪the company's outstanding safety regime
▪ non-proliferation▪a challenge to the global nuclear non-proliferation regime
▪ sanctions▪the UN-enforced sanctions regime
VERB + REGIME▪ create, set up, start▪It will be necessary to create a regime to monitor compliance with the agreements.
▪ impose▪A strict regime of exercise was imposed on the children.
▪ follow▪He suggested to me that I follow his fitness regime.
REGIME + VERB▪ be based on sth▪a regime based on discipline and training
PREPOSITION▪ under a/the regime▪Under the new regime you will be liable for automatic penalties for late submission of tax returns.
▪ regime for▪the new regime for accounting for charities
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
