regime change

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German - Turkish
rejim değişikliği
English - English
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
regime 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.
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