| Main Entry: | regime |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leadership of organization |
Synonyms: |
administration, dynasty, establishment, government, incumbency, management, pecking order, reign, rule, system, tenure |
| Notes: | a regime is the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; a regiment is an army unit smaller than a division |
| Main Entry: | administration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | period during which a particular human group is in power |
Synonyms: |
dynasty, incumbency, presidency, regime, reign, stay, tenure, term |
| Main Entry: | diet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abstinence from food |
Synonyms: |
dietary, fast, nutritional therapy, regime, regimen, restriction, starvation, weight-reduction plan |
Antonyms: |
indulgence |
| Main Entry: | dynasty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of rule |
Synonyms: |
absolutism, ascendancy, dominion, empire, government, house, regime, sovereignty, sway |
| Main Entry: | government |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | management, administration |
Synonyms: |
Uncle Sam, Washington, authority, bureaucracy, command, control, direction, domination, dominion, empire, execution, executive, governance, guidance, influence, jurisdiction, law, ministry, patronage, political practice, politics, polity, power, powers-that-be, predominance, presidency, regency, regime, regimentation, regulation, restraint, rule, sovereignty, state, statecraft, superintendence, superiority, supervision, supremacy, sway, the feds, union |
Antonyms: |
anarchy, chaos, coup, insurrection, lawlessness, mutiny, revolt, revolution |
| Main Entry: | reign |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rule, dominion |
Synonyms: |
administration, ascendancy, command, control, dynasty, empire, hegemony, incumbency, influence, monarchy, power, regime, sovereignty, supremacy, sway, tenure |
| Notes: | rain is drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds; reign is a period during which somebody is dominant or powerful; rein is one of a pair of long leather straps connected to the bit or bridle and used to control a horse or other animal |
| Main Entry: | rule |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leadership of organization |
Synonyms: |
administration, ascendancy, authority, command, control, direction, domination, dominion, empire, government, influence, jurisdiction, power, regime, regnancy, reign, sovereignty, supremacy, sway |
| Main Entry: | sway |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong influence |
Synonyms: |
amplitude, authority, clout, command, control, dominion, empire, expanse, government, jurisdiction, mastery, might, power, predominance, range, reach, regime, reign, rule, run, scope, sovereignty, spread, stretch, sweep |
| Main Entry: | tenure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | time in position of responsibility |
Synonyms: |
administration, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clutch, dynasty, grasp, grip, hold, holding, incumbency, occupancy, occupation, ownership, possession, proprietorship, regime, reign, residence, security, tenancy, term |
| Main Entry: | usage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | habit, custom |
Synonyms: |
acceptance, control, convention, currency, form, formula, habitude, handling, management, matter of course, method, mode, operation, practice, praxis, procedure, regime, regulation, rote, routine, rule, running, tradition, treatment, trick, use, way, wont |