regime

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A government that is in power, especially one that is strict or unfair.

   Many people fled the country to escape the brutal regime.

2. 2
   noun

   A fixed system or plan, especially for diet, exercise, or treatment.

   She follows a strict fitness regime every morning.

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Simplified etymology

Regime ultimately derives from Latin regere, “to govern or rule.” It entered English in late Middle English with the sense “rule or regulation.”

From Middle English regime, regyme, from Middle French regime, from Latin regimen (“direction, government”). Doublet of regimen.

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