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Regime - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Regime : (noun)
1: the organization that is the governing authority of a
political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the
matter was referred to higher authorities" [syn: government,
authorities]
2: (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including
diet) [syn: regimen]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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R'egime \R['e]`gime"\ (r?`zh?m"), n. [F. See Regimen.]
1. Mode or system of rule or management; character of
government, or of the prevailing social system.
I dream . . . of the new r['e]gime which is to come.
--H. Kingsley.
2. (Hydraul.) The condition of a river with respect to the
rate of its flow, as measured by the volume of water
passing different cross sections in a given time, uniform
r['e]gime being the condition when the flow is equal and
uniform at all the cross sections.
The ancient r['e]gime, or Ancien r['e]gime [F.], the
former political and social system, as distinguished from
the modern; especially, the political and social system
existing in France before the Revolution of 1789.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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