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noun
- 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.
Translations: - Dutch: regime verandering
- French: changement de régime
- German: Regimeí¤nderung
- Italian: cambiamento di regime
- Spanish: cambio del régimen
Etymology: Coined by U.S. President w:Bill Clinton, Bill Clinton and popularized by his Presidential successor w:George W. Bush, George W. Bush in reference to the regime of w:Saddam Hussein, Saddam Hussein.
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