フランス語のregimeから、ラテン語のregimen, rule, government, polity, systemから、regere, to rule, governから、語源はregreg.-men, 名詞の接尾辞と同じ。
英語の語源
regime (n.)
"system of government or rule," 1792, from French régime, from Old French regimen (14c.), from Latin regimen "rule, guidance, government, means of guidance, rudder," from regere (see regal). Earlier "course of diet, exercise," late 15c. In French, l'ancien régime refers to the system of government before the revolution of 1789.
例文
1. The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive.
政権を握っている軍政は人民を抑圧し、人の心を得ない。
2.He has a new fitness regime to strengthen his back.
背中の力を高める新しいフィットネスプログラムを持っています。
3.The massacre laid bare the moral bankruptcy of the regime .
ホロコーストはこの政権の道徳性を暴いた。
4.The regime at Latchmere could be seen as a soft option.
ラチミールに政権を樹立することは、簡便で容易な選択と見なすことができる。
5.The regime is dogmatic，and no one dares to express personal opinions.