Autocracy
Regime
Regime noun - Lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation).
Usage example: the regime of the dictator collapsed with surprising abruptness
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Synonyms for Regime
Autocracy and regime are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Autocracy" instead a noun "Regime".
Nearby Word: regimen
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- control and autocracy
- control and regime
- administration and autocracy
- administration and regime
- regimen and autocracy
- regimen and regime
- rule and autocracy
- rule and regime
- authority and autocracy
- authority and regime
- government and autocracy
- government and regime
- sovereignty and autocracy
- sovereignty and regime
How words are described
| benevolent | benevolent autocracy | benevolent regime |
| oppressive | oppressive autocracy | oppressive regime |
| former | former autocracy | former regime |
| repressive | repressive autocracy | repressive regime |
| Other adjectives: military, authoritarian, totalitarian, tsarist. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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And the Soviet Union was still a totalitarian regime even before Stalin, though perhaps less brutal - and even then, it was a country reeling from war, revolution and the vestiges of the former Tsarist autocracy.
Source: The Promised Land - The Tsarist regime had decided to let the opposition have a little drive in the royal vehicle, hoping that it would calm them down and prevent Grand Theft Autocracy.
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