hybrid regime

noun

A government with a mix of autocratic and democratic features.

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Meanings

nounhybrid regime (plural hybrid regimes)

plural hybrid regimes

  1. A government with a mix of autocratic and democratic features.
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    Romania has been downgraded to a "hybrid regime" in the 2024 Democracy Index published by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on Thursday, February 27. Its score dropped from 6.45 to 5.99, pushing it out of the "flawed democracy" category and down 12 places to rank 72nd globally, between Moldova and Papua New Guinea, Agerpres reported.

    2025 February 28, Irina Marica, “Romania downgraded to 'hybrid regime' in new democracy index”, in Romania Insider, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2025

Translations

French régime hybride
  • régime hybridegovernment with a mix of autocratic and democratic features
Hungarian hibrid rezsim
  • hibrid rezsimgovernment with a mix of autocratic and democratic features
Spanish régimen híbrido
  • régimen híbridogovernment with a mix of autocratic and democratic features
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APA

hybrid regime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hybrid%20regime

MLA

“hybrid regime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hybrid%20regime. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hybrid regime,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hybrid%20regime.

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