Synonyms of regime

regime

noun

rā-ˈzhēm 

variants 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• government
• rule
• administration
• governance
• reign
• regimen
• dictatorship
• jurisdiction
• power
• sovereignty
• authority
• leadership
• tyranny
• management
• domination
• oppression
• regulation
• dominion
• supervision
• supremacy
• direction
• command
• sway
• autocracy
• hegemony
• mastery
• subjugation
• superintendence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of regime

Between 1933 and 1945, the Nazi regime orchestrated the largest art theft in world history, seizing over 600,000 works of art across Europe from Jewish families, collectors and museums. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

When the popular young man is found dead after a show, the culprit becomes even harder to find within this regime built on silence and fear. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Invoking a deliberately vague notion of licensee’s ‘public interest obligations,’ the Chairman has created a regulatory regime in which any broadcaster, including ABC, can be found guilty of transgressions at any time for seemingly any thing. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

The H-bomb was popular with the American public at moments of peak anti-Soviet fervor, just as 70 percent of South Koreans, facing a nuclear regime to the north, want the bomb today. — Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026