regime change en · NOUN
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- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Widely believed to have been coined by U.S. President Bill Clinton and popularized by his Presidential successor George W. Bush in reference to the regime of Saddam Hussein. Use of the term dates back to 1925.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
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(broadly, countable, uncountable) 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:
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ar تَغْيِير اَلْنِظَام (overthrow of a government) · de Regimewechsel (overthrow of a government) · ja レジームチェンジ (overthrow of a government) · hi शासन में परिवर्तन (overthrow of a government) · ru сме́на режи́ма (overthrow of a government) · cmn 政權更迭 /政权更迭 (overthrow of a government) · vi sự thay đổi chế độ (overthrow of a government) · pl transformacja ustrojowa (overthrow of a government) · cmn 政權交替 /政权交替 (overthrow of a government) · cmn 政權更換 /政权更换 (overthrow of a government) · ka რეჟიმის შეცვლა (overthrow of a government) · vi việc lật đổ chế độ (overthrow of a government) · pt mudança de regime (overthrow of a government) · hy իշխանափոխություն (overthrow of a government) · fi hallinnon vaihto (overthrow of a government) · es cambio de régimen (overthrow of a government) · nl regimeverandering (overthrow of a government) · fi regiimin vaihto (overthrow of a government) · de Regimeänderung (overthrow of a government) · be змена рэжыму (overthrow of a government) · ja 政体の変更 (overthrow of a government) · fr changement de régime (overthrow of a government) · sv regimskifte (overthrow of a government) · fa رژیم چنج (overthrow of a government) · da regimeskifte (overthrow of a government) · fa تغییر رژیم (overthrow of a government) · ko 정권교체 (overthrow of a government) · it cambiamento di regime (overthrow of a government) · el αλλαγή καθεστώτος (overthrow of a government) · fi vallanvaihto (overthrow of a government) · cmn 政權變動 /政权变动 (overthrow of a government) · ro schimbare de regim (overthrow of a government)