regime change

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolcambio de régimen

Françaischangement de régime

DeutschRegimeänderung Regimewechsel

13 more languages

العربيةتَغْيِير اَلْنِظَام

Ελληνικάαλλαγή καθεστώτος

فارسیتغییر رژیم رژیم چنج

Suomihallinnon vaihto vallanvaihto

Հայերենիշխանափոխություն

Italianocambiamento di regime

日本語政体の変更

ქართულირეჟიმის შეცვლა

한국어정권교체

Nederlandsregimeverandering

Portuguêsmudança de regime

Русскийсме́на режи́ма

Svenskaregimskifte

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

regimen regiment Regimental regimental sergeant major regimentals Regimentation

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