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 The intervention underscores Russia’s new role as protector of military regimes across the Sahel, where Africa Corps has replaced Wagner and prioritizes keeping juntas in power over battling insurgent groups. — Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The regimes that employed Elwood gave rise to a decade of violence and instability in the Middle East, the aftershocks of which are still being felt. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Last-mile delivery is already governed by 12 overlapping regulatory regimes, from DCWP and the Buildings Department to OSHA and the federal motor carrier rules. — Jessica Walker, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a war had broken out between Israel and the Socialist regimes of Egypt and Syria. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 Plants tolerate the variable moisture regimes common to unirrigated clay soil, including both moist soil and periods of drought. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026 The book, which was translated from the original Arabic by Ranya Abdelrahman and Sawad Hussain, is set in a dystopian future in an unspecified country and explores how authoritarian regimes shrink imagination by policing stories, the release stated. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Increasing the stakes is Florida’s connection to Latin America, given that many expats settled in the state after fleeing autocratic leftist regimes in Cuba and Venezuela. — Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 As a result, the notion of utopia became increasingly associated with the sci-fi genre, while the idea of creating a perfect social order here on earth was corrupted by totalitarian regimes. — Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026

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Waste plastic could provide another source of hydrocarbons for fuel production, particularly as governments and industry look for ways to deal with both plastic waste and aviation emissions.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Much of the remaining acreage consists of brownfield developments that were allowed to dilapidate into disrepair under the governments of Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro.

— David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of governments

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Landlords and billing firms argue RUBS promotes conservation and recoups rising costs, even as studies, regulators and a recent legal settlement push for submetering and stronger transparency rules.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
But the court’s unsigned emergency ruling injects new uncertainty about voting rules in Georgia a little more than two months before the midterms.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of rules

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The Bush and Obama administrations were heavily criticized by Republicans for the bailout, spurring on the nascent Tea Party movement with complaints of government overreach into the free market.

— Norah Rami, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Those deals took place under multiple presidential administrations of both parties, and various FTC leaders.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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