Regime
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A regime (occasionally spelled "régime", particularly in older texts) is the set of rules, both formal (for example, a Constitution) and informal (Common law, cultural or social norms, etc.) that regulate the operation of government and its interactions with the economy and society. For instance, the United States has one of the oldest regimes still active in the world, dating to the ratification of the Constitution in the 1780s.
In theory, the term need not imply anything about the particular government to which it relates, and most political scientists use it as a neutral term. But the term is often used in popular culture in a pejorative manner[1] as a reference to governments believed to be repressive, undemocratic or illegitimate, such that in these contexts the word conveys a sense of moral disapproval or political opposition. For example, one is less likely to hear of a "democratic regime".
Political scientist Fred Judson, defines a regime as the "relationship between the
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Another political use of "regime" concerns international regulatory agencies (see
The basic meaning of "regime", a system of control, can be found in terms such as exercise regime or medical regime. Compare regimen.
In science, a regime can mean a particular state of affairs where a particular physical phenomenon or boundary condition is significant, such as "the
Regime is the name of a band from