regiment

noun reg·i·ment \ ˈre-jə-mənt , ˈrej-mənt \

Definition of regiment

1 archaic :governmental rule

2 :a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions

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Recent Examples of regiment from the Web

There are African masks, Hopi Indian dolls, neon sculptures, whole regiments of toy soldiers, his father’s seven-string Russian guitar.

— tom sancton, Vanities, "These Thousand-Dollar Toys Are Not Just for Kids," 17 Aug. 2017
The attack, which occurred on the morning of August 9 in a suburb called Levallois-Perret, reportedly injured six members of the 35th infantry regiment.

— robert newhouse, Teen Vogue, "3 Teens Arrested After Posting Videos to Snapchat After Robbing Someone," 9 Aug. 2017
The regiment served from 1899 to 1956 and was based in Puerto Rico; it is described as the largest and longest-serving segregated Latino unit in U.S. military history.

— don stacom, Courant Community, "Construction To Start On Borinqueneers Monument In New Britain," 5 Aug. 2017
Two days later, the regiment, with Shaw at its head, led the fateful attack on Fort Wagner near Charleston, South Carolina.

— jason daley, Smithsonian, "Civil War Hero’s Long-Lost Sword Was Hiding in an Attic," 17 July 2017
Robert Gould Shaw, the commanding officer of the first all-black regiment raised in the North during the Civil War is seen.

— Washington Post, "Sword belonging to commander of black Civil War unit found," 16 July 2017
Outnumbered two-to-one, the Americans formed a semi-circle with a regiment of about 950 Marylanders anchoring the right end.

— tim prudente, baltimoresun.com, "Dig may settle mystery into lost grave of famed Maryland 400 soldiers," 14 July 2017
Robert Gould Shaw, the commanding officer of the North's first all-black regiment during the Civil War, has been acquired by the Massachusetts Historical Society, CBS Boston station WBZ-TV reports.

— CBS News, "Civil War Col. Robert Gould Shaw's long-lost sword found in attic," 13 July 2017
Two decades later, the largest urban insurrection in American history occurred as Irish immigrants rioted against conscription; several regiments had to be dispatched from the pursuit of Lee after Gettysburg to restore order.

— nicholas m. gallagher, National Review, "America Needs to Reconcile Its Id and Superego," 11 July 2017

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