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regime changes

regime changes is the plural of regime change.

Meaning of regime change

Noun

regime change (countable and uncountable, plural regime changes)

  1. The overthrow of a government that is considered an illegitimate regime by means of an external force (especially military might), and its replacement with a new government according to the concept of political legitimacy promoted by that force.
    Synonyms:
    rollback
  2. (broadly) A radical change; a paradigm shift.
    • This week's SpaceX flotation is just the latest sign: we are facing regime change not just in technology, but in finance. In finance, the regime change begins with a handful of companies that have towered over stock markets for 20 years or more.2026 June 13, Robert Armstrong, “AI is revolutionising the stock market”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5

Questions about regime changes

What is regime changes the plural of?
Regime changes is the plural of regime change.

Words near regime changes in the dictionary

  1. regildings
  2. regilds
  3. regilt
  4. regime
  5. regime change
  6. regime changes
  7. regime-change
  8. regime-changed
  9. regime-changes
  10. regime-changing
  11. regimen

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