Thesaurus results for REGIMES

regimes

noun

variants also régimes

plural of regime

as in governments

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 regimes New wars are sustaining old energy regimes, driving price volatility through the same fossil-fuel supply chains the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program was designed to buffer against half a century ago. —

Diana Hernández, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026 In responding to tariffs, companies should carefully consider the legal implications under both the trade and the due diligence regimes. —

Sarah Dadush, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2026 In December, 1989, at the conclusion of a year when Communist regimes across Eastern Europe were collapsing, Ceaușescu ordered the violent quashing of demonstrations in the western city of Timișoara. —

Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 These are nations with 50, 60, 70-year regimes that pay very close attention to history, right? —

NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026 Reminiscent of authoritarian regimes, experts say What's branding in business is problematic in governance. —

Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026 But economists say the similarities may be largely superficial, thanks to more flexible exchange-rate regimes and deeper foreign exchange reserves, which provide a buffer that helps absorb some of the shock. —

Anniek Bao,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026 The current geopolitical climate is characterized by fragmentation, sanctions regimes, and strategic rivalry. —

Guy Vernet, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026 The former editor and co-founder of Irish Illustrated, Pete has covered six different regimes in South Bend, reporting on the Fighting Irish from the end of the Bob Davie years through the Marcus Freeman era. —

Pete Sampson, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

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On January 27, 1973, the United States and the governments of North and South Vietnam signed the Paris Peace Accords, negotiated by Kissinger, in his capacity as Nixon’s national-security adviser, and the North Vietnamese diplomat Le Duc Tho.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Number one, across the world, governments have pulled out of managing the economy, managing companies, and let the private sector do the job.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026