Regime is an accepted way things are done or a group that is in control and has power.
(noun)See regime in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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Origin: Fr régime < L regimen: see regimen
See regime in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also ré·gime
nounOrigin:
Origin: French régime
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin regimen
Origin: , from regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots
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