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Narrator: Today's word is "Regime" — noun, pronounced /reɪˈʒiːm/, with the stress on "gime".
Narrator: A regime is a government, especially one that is strict or not freely elected.
Narrator: In plain English, it is a ruling government, often harsh.
Narrator: It comes from French régime, from Latin regimen, rule.
Narrator: A common collocation is "military regime", which describes rule by the armed forces.
Narrator: It differs from "government", because regime often sounds critical or disapproving.
Narrator: In a second sense, a fitness or skincare regime is a planned routine.
Narrator: Politics, health, finance and journalism all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: a regime is a system of rule, in a nation or a routine.
Speaker A: How did you get so fit?
Speaker B: A strict training REGIME! It comes from French régime.
Speaker A: Every day?
Speaker B: Six days, one rest.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The regime fell in 1989", history. "Stick to your skincare regime", beauty. "The tax regime changed", finance.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Say "ray-ZHEEM", and remember regime can sound negative about governments.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Government is its cousin, routine its twin, and administration an alternative — yet regime keeps its disciplined charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "regime" in AI prompts — useful for fitness apps and political analysis.
Speaker A: How for fitness?
Speaker B: Plan routines.
Prompt: Create a twelve-week running regime for a beginner aiming for a 10K.
Speaker A: And politics?
Speaker B: Stay neutral.
Prompt: Explain the fall of the East German regime in neutral language for students.
Speaker A: Could it help finance?
Speaker B: Yes, for tax.
Prompt: Summarise the UK tax regime for small limited companies.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Skincare.
Prompt: Build a simple morning and evening skincare regime for sensitive skin.
Regime — meaning in Arabic & definition More R courses GL Dictionary