regimen

noun

ˈre-jə-mən How to pronounce regimen (audio)
Definition of regimennext
as in government
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation) with the start of the new year, a new party will have regimen over the nation and, hopefully, bring some much-needed change

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Recent Examples of regimen Gaunitz’s framing, that oral and topical ingredients have fundamentally different impacts, points toward combination regimens rather than either/or marketing. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 My dad found the blog of a man who claimed to cure his Stage 4 lung cancer with a regimen of fenbendazole, a miraculous recovery that stumped his oncologists. — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 That’s the early potential of a new slate of injections, pills, and combination regimens targeting the amylin pathway, which involves a hormone released in the pancreas alongside insulin that helps regulate hunger and fullness. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 Police training regimens are steeped in cognitive strategies. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regimen
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  1. government
  2. administration
  3. rule
  4. regime
  5. governance
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  • Under pressure from the United States, the Congolese government and the AFC/M23 rebels began direct negotiations in Doha to resolve the security crisis.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The program—announced at the Ai Everything conference in the capital–will give government employees hands-on experience with tools such as ChatGPT, Codex, and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of government
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  • Such well-being is appealed to only as a smokescreen for the argument's true purpose, the justification of the administration's policies toward immigrants.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The administration had been in damage control mode ever since her first briefing.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of administration
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  • In 2024, the CFPB proposed a rule that would require the disclosure of tips and fees as finance charges as an APR, or the total yearly cost of borrowing money.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • But that same year, protests erupted that ended 15 years of rule by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of rule
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  • During those inflationary regimes, art returned about 7% a year above inflation, wine 5% and stamps 9%.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The overall bargain, however, laid the foundation for what has become a highly successful deterrence, reassurance, and nonproliferation regime.
    — Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of regime
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  • By approaching elections as an important governance function and not merely an annual formality, boards and unit owners can help establish a culture of transparency, accountability, integrity, and responsible stewardship.
    — Gary M. Mars, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The goal in the long term would be to establish a multilateral system of regional governance—anchored by China but accepted by its neighbors.
    — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of governance

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“Regimen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regimen. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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