regime or regimen or regiment

Some people insist that “regime” should be used only in reference togovernments, and that people who say they are following a dietary regimeshould instead use “regimen”; but “regime” has been a synonym of“regimen” for over a century, and is widely accepted in that sense.However “regiment” is an error in this sense. The only way you could follow a strict regiment would be to march behind a highly disciplined military unit. Your diet or exercise routine is not a “regiment.”

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Definitions

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• n  the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
• n  (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)

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• n  (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)

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• n  army unit smaller than a division
• v  subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
  regiment one's children
• v  form (military personnel) into a regiment
• v  assign to a regiment
  regiment soldiers

News & Articles

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• Little-Known ‘Torture Camps’ Bend Minds for Chinese Regime
  While the Chinese regime has been making noises about abolishing its notorious system of forced labor camps, another, parallel apparatus, more extensive, less regulated, and equally violent, has mostly escaped notice. In a recent article, the Dui Hua Foundation, a … The post Little-Known ‘Torture Camps’ Bend Minds for Chinese Regime appeared first on The Epoch Times .
  June 12, 2013 - The Epoch Times
• Iran emerging as victor in Syrian conflict
  As Hezbollah fighters help Assad’s regime survive, their chief sponsor, Iran, appears to benefit.
  June 12, 2013 - Washington Post
• Iranian Regime Puts a Stop to Gmail Service
  Increasing Internet Disruptions Throughout Iran, Media Agency Speaks Out Against Regime Practices
  June 11, 2013 - Marketwire

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• Missoula runner competes for a cause
  A weekly running class does wonders for marathon runners like Sherri Kenyon. It keeps her motivated, and accountable. After all, a training regimen of 50 miles a week isn’t easy.
  June 13, 2013 - KECI Missoula
• AbbVie Says It Can Be First With New Hepatitis C Drugs
  AbbVie’s trial for an unnamed multidrug therapy is in the last of three stages typically required for U.S. approval and is moving quickly, Scott Brun, the company’s head of drug development , told investors today at a conference in New York . Gilead is seeking to bring its own multidrug regimen with its therapies sofosbuvir and ledipasvir to market next year.
  June 13, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Missoula runner competes for a cause
  A weekly running class does wonders for marathon runners like Sherri Kenyon. It keeps her motivated, and accountable. After all, a training regimen of 50 miles a week isn’t easy.
  June 13, 2013 - KECI Missoula

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• Army ranger from Dudley dies during training jump in Georgia
  A 21-year-old Army ranger from Dudley died during a training exercise in Georgia Thursday, a spokesman for the 75th Ranger Regiment said. Rangers found Private First Class Christopher P. Dona unconscious on the ground with no pulse after jumping out of a C-17 aircraft at Fort Stewart, the straps from his parachute around his neck, said Lieutenant Colonel Brian DeSantis, a public affairs officer ...
  June 16, 2013 - Boston Globe
• State ____: Mountain State has many more official symbols
  State flag: Civil War origins The West Virginia flag has undergone several revisions since statehood 150 years ago. In January 1864, the Legislature approved a flag as a way to recognize the contributions of the Fourth Regiment...
  June 16, 2013 - The Charleston Gazette
• Tribute to the United States Colored Troops
  People gathered in Mount Hope Cemetery Saturday morning to pay tribute to the men who fought in the Civil War as part of a unique regiment.
  June 15, 2013 - YNN Rochester