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 Some of the rules through the years have included taking part in several rehearsals a week and undergoing intense diet regimens, per The New York Times. — Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026 Marathon-training regimens were the subject of office bonding; lunch-hour jogs supplanted a previous generation’s golf and Martinis as occasions for networking. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Prosecutors say the couple did not provide proper nutrition, a regimen of exercise, or a safe and clean living environment, and failed to seek medical treatment for the child despite the family having health coverage. — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 26 June 2026 Fertilizing regimens can vary, but a common process is to enrich the soil with compost and a slow-release fertilize prior to planting tomatoes, and then switch to regular applications of a low-nitrogen fertilizer once the plants begin to set fruit and flowers. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 9 June 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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  • The order aimed to create a voluntary mechanism for AI companies to give the government early access to their most advanced systems, allowing officials to vet the models for security risks before their public release.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 July 2026
  • Nathan Freed Wessler, deputy director of the ACLU's speech, privacy and technology project, said the First Amendment guarantees the right to criticize the government.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of government
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  • The event was hosted by Freedom 250, the group working with the administration to put on anniversary events.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The administration has said in court filings that its information also discusses slavery.
    — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of administration
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  • In the southern Russian city of Krasnodar, which borders Crimea, another video shows a man filling up a container in the back of his car while two women berate him for breaking the rules.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The Marlins tacked on two runs in the second on Lopez’s ground-rule double and Hicks’ sacrifice fly.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of rule
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  • Macron arrived in Syria on Monday evening local time to meet the country’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa, SANA said, marking the first official visit by a Western leader to the country since the fall of the Assad regime in December, 2024.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • There’s enough cash on hand for Rhaenyra to administer the Seven Kingdoms for a fortnight, and no one remaining from the old regime — not Alicent, not Orwyle — knows where Lannister hid the rest of the ingots.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Definition of regime
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  • The hyperscalers are not standing still either, with AWS building agent runtime and governance into Bedrock AgentCore.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Moved by how these figures carried themselves, McGann Jantzen developed an interest in governance, ultimately leading her to pursue her own career in the public sector.
    — Corey Schmidt July 6, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of governance

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