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Regime

A method or system of government, especially one that has not been elected in a fair way

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Experts said the chaos could jeopardise prosecutions of members of the Assad regime, and make it harder for families to track down the missing.
Excerpt from "Scattered bodies and records of executions and other crimes laid bare in chaotic aftermath of rebel takeover"

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