regime

regime
regime
is fully naturalized in terms of spelling, but is still pronounced in a French manner. Regime change is a pair of words that chance might throw together at any time (the earliest occurrence found by the OED editors happens to be from 1925), but events at the start of the 21c have brought it forcibly to our attention and have even given it a deep aura of euphemism, since what it means in practice is the violent overthrow of a foreign government by a power who regards that government as hostile. It therefore joins the stock of politically sanitized expressions alongside collateral damage, ethnic cleansing, and others (see euphemism).

Modern English usage. 2014.

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  • regime — re·gime /rā zhēm, ri / n: a system of principles, rules, or regulations for administration (as of property) the mandatory consecutive sentencing regime People v. Garcia, 642 N.E.2d 1077 (1994) community property regime used esp. in the civil law… …   Law dictionary

  • regime — UK US /reɪˈʒiːm/ noun [C] ► a particular way of operating or organizing a system, an economy, etc.: an investment/a pricing/a tax regime »Many individual employees will benefit from this favourable tax regime. »Trading would be under London s… …   Financial and business terms

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  • regime — /re dʒime/, non com. / rɛdʒime/ s.m. [dal lat. regĭmen regimĭnis governo, amministrazione , der. di regĕre reggere ]. 1. (polit.) a. [assetto istituzionale di uno stato: r. democratico, parlamentare, presidenziale ] ▶◀ governo, ordinamento… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • regime — system of government or rule, 1792, from Fr. régime, from L. regimen rule, guidance, government, from regere (see REGAL (Cf. regal)). In French, l ancien régime refers to the system of government before the revolution of 1789 …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Regime — (franz., spr. schīm ), Staatsverwaltung, Regierung (vgl. Ancien régime). – In der Medizin (auch lat. Regimen) das ganze vorgeschriebene Verhalten bezüglich des Essens, Trinkens, Schlafens, Wohnens, Tätigseins, Ruhens, mit einem Worte: der Diät …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Regime — (frz., spr. schihm), Staatsverwaltung; Lebensordnung, Diät. (S. auch Ancien régime.) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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