Reign vs Regime - What's the difference?
reign | regime |
The exercise of sovereign power.
* Prior
The period during which a monarch rules.
The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
To exercise sovereign power, or to rule as a monarch
Mode of rule or management.
A form of government, or the government in power (as in a socialist regime).
A period of rule.
A regulated system; a regimen.
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As nouns the difference between reign and regime
is that reign is the exercise of sovereign power while regime is mode of rule or management.As a verb reign
is to exercise sovereign power, or to rule as a monarch.reign
English
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- England prospered under Elizabeth I.'s reign .
- Saturn's sons received the threefold reign / Of heaven, of ocean, and deep hell beneath.
- The reign of Victoria was a long one.
- (Spenser)
Verb
(en verb)- He reigned in an autocratic manner.
regime
English
(wikipedia regime)Alternative forms
*Noun
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