"regime" | Definition and Related Words

regime

Noun

The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (synset 108067430)
"the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

referred to in: administration, governance, governing, government, government activity - the act of governing; exercising authority

is a type of: polity - a politically organized unit
subtypes:
- authoritarian regime, authoritarian state - a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people
- bureaucracy - a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
- ancien regime - a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution)
- court, royal court - the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
- downing street - the British government
- empire - a group of countries under a single authority
- federal government - a government with strong central powers
- government-in-exile - a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated
- local government - the government of a local area
- military government, stratocracy - government by the military and an army
- palace - the governing group of a kingdom
- papacy, pontificate - the government of the Roman Catholic Church
- pupet regime, puppet government, puppet state - a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed
- state - the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
- state government - the government of a state in the United States
- totalitarian state, totalitation regime - a government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measures
member holonym:
- government department - a department of government
- general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature - persons who make or amend or repeal laws
- executive - persons who administer the law
- bench, judiciary - persons who administer justice
- division - an administrative unit in government or business
- government officials, officialdom - people elected or appointed to administer a government
has:
- administration, brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- judicatory, judicature, judicial system, judiciary - the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
same as: authorities, government
(medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) (synset 105918179)
referred to in: medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

is a type of: plan, program, programme - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

same as: regimen

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