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also régime
as in government
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)
the regime of the dictator collapsed with surprising abruptness
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Recent Examples of regime
His firm has achieved record profits under this regime, and fossil fuel demand continues to grow.
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Wal Van Lierop, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Nonetheless, the disclosure regime is continuing globally as climate reporting requirements proceed in other jurisdictions around the globe, including Australia, India, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, to name a few.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
Cambodian women have received their share of violence and abuse during the Pol Pot regime.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024
The regime has cut off electricity and water to the building where Pedro Urruchurtu, Omar González, Claudia Macero, Magalli ...
—David Smolansky, National Review, 12 Dec. 2024
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Wal Van Lierop, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Nonetheless, the disclosure regime is continuing globally as climate reporting requirements proceed in other jurisdictions around the globe, including Australia, India, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, to name a few.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
Cambodian women have received their share of violence and abuse during the Pol Pot regime.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024
The regime has cut off electricity and water to the building where Pedro Urruchurtu, Omar González, Claudia Macero, Magalli ...
—David Smolansky, National Review, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regime
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spent years petitioning the federal government to let the Sunshine State import drugs directly from Canada.Sally Pipes, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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In 2019, he was named a National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts, the U.S. government’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
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During Trump’s first presidency, tech executives, including from Google, Facebook and Apple, clashed with his administration for banning immigrants from certain Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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In the final months of his first term, the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, who is set to return to the White House in January, removed ETIM from the U.S. Terrorism Exclusion List in November 2020, citing a lack of activity from the group.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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With some 20,000 Malibu residents ordered, or at least warned, to evacuate the looming Franklin Fire, some were left wondering why there are different rules for different people.Chris Boyette, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Since perquisites are more of an exception than a rule, amounts paid must be disclosed in corporate proxy statements—that's a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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There were indications that Bashar Assad’s regime could struggle to maintain its grip on power in Syria — but the military assault that ended his family’s more than 50-year reign happened much faster than some experts expected.Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024
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The collapse of Assad's government ended a 24-year reign, the president having succeeded his father Hafez al-Assad in 2000.Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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In addition to meeting compliance requirements and lowering the risks associated with over-provisioning, a strong governance system improves accountability and transparency.Rohan Pinto, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Instead, the alliance should emphasize a flexible, long-term transition in which the Palestinians demonstrate effective governance and actively work to eliminate the influence of the most radical factions from Palestinian society.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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Each step of the Slow Beauty process is designed to eliminate plastic from the self-care regimen – no plastic is used on the bottles, in their packaging, or during the shipping process.Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Hydration is one of the most important factors in any skincare regimen.Jessie Quinn, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Older generations lived under the violent military dictatorships of the nineteen-sixties, seventies, and eighties, and young people are aware of this legacy.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Of 5,000 people held at the school during the dictatorship, fewer than 250 survived.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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The collapse of the Assad regime, the tyranny in Damascus, offers great opportunity but also is fraught with significant dangers.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The show is airing at a time when a lot of people are thinking about tyranny in a very concrete way.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Regime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regime. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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