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# regime

«regime» in Mova's school dictionary: **A government, especially one that rules strictly and does…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a regime, regimes)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A government, especially one that rules strictly and does not let people choose (often negative). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regime/#m1)

2) A plan or set of rules you follow, like for exercise, diet or care: a fitness regime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regime/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history and news, «the regime» often means a harsh government. In everyday life, a skincare or training regime. Phrases: a strict regime, military regime, training regime.

### examples

- The cruel regime put people in prison for speaking out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regime/#x1)
- The footballer follows a strict training regime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regime/#x2)
- People fought to end the regime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regime/#x3)
- My grandma has a daily exercise regime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regime/#x4)
- The new head teacher brought in a tougher regime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regime/#x5)
- The regime fell after many protests. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regime/#x6)

### note

Countable. Say «ray-ZHEEM». Do not mix with «regimen» (medical plan) or «regiment» (group of soldiers). Usually negative when about governments.

### In the corpora

- ["Regime change" means overthrowing (forcing out) a foreign government.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/24-government-spin/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «regime» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regime/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.