regime change
Noun
Meaning
regime change (countable and uncountable, plural regime changes)
(politics) The overthrow of a government that is considered an illegitimate regime by means of external force (especially military might), and its replacement with a new government according to the concept of political legitimacy promoted by that force.
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We need a regime change in this country.... If we launch a pre-emptive strike on Iraq we lose all moral authority.
The only thing that will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons is regime change in Tehran.
Nothing would make me happier than to have you share it with everyone you know. All surveys have shown that, the more people who see it - especially those still sitting on the fence - the more likely we will have regime change.
Countries such as the U.S. and Britain have taken it upon themselves to decide for us in the developing world, even to interfere in our domestic affairs and to bring about what they call regime change.
I want to reiterate my support for President Bush's goals for regime change in Iraq.
(On the 2006 US Midterm Elections) This week, in an ironic turn of events, Iraq brought regime change to the United States.