regime change

German - Turkish

Definition of regime change in German Turkish dictionary

rejim değişikliği

English - English

Definition of regime change in English English dictionary

An overthrow of a government that is considered an illegitimate regime by external force (especially military might), and its replacement with a new government according to the concept of political legitimacy promoted by that force

A war promoting such a change

Hyphenation

re·gime change

Turkish pronunciation

reyjim çeync

Pronunciation

/rāˈᴢʜēm ˈʧānʤ/ /reɪˈʒiːm ˈʧeɪnʤ/

Etymology

() Widely believed to be 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.