noun · formal
regime
/reɪˈʒiːm/re·GIME
Band 6-7task2speaking
a government, especially an authoritarian one, or a particular system or planned way of doing things
Examples
“The authoritarian regime restricted freedom of the press.”
“The new economic regime introduced market reforms.”
“Regime change can lead to instability if handled poorly.”
Band 8 sentence
“The collapse of the authoritarian regime sparked both hope for reform and fears of political instability.”
Collocations
- authoritarian regime
- political regime
- regime change
Word family
regimen noun (different meaning)regimental adjective (rare)
Common mistakes
the regime are corrupt→the regime is corrupt
change the regime to new→change the regime to a new one
Say it for a higher band
5government→6system→7+regime
Synonyms
government
Easily confused
government
“The government announced new taxes this week.”
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