regiment

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reg·i·ment | \ ˈre-jə-mənt

, ˈrej-mənt \

Definition of regiment

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

2 archaic : governmental rule

regiment

verb

reg·i·ment | \ ˈre-jə-ˌment

regimented; regimenting; regiments

Definition of regiment (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1a : to organize rigidly especially for the sake of regulation or control regiment an entire country

b : to subject to order or uniformity

2 : to form into or assign to a regiment

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Verb They carefully regiment their son's diet. She criticized the way the school regiments its students by having strict rules.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports a group called the Honor the 14 Foundation is behind the push, which aims to memorialize 14 Medal of Honor recipients from a black regiment of the Union Army. — USA TODAY, "Purple potatoes, suffragette mountain, pig your pardon?: News from around our 50 states," 17 Dec. 2019 The military parade is performed by regiments of the British and Commonwealth armies to mark the monarch's official birthday. — Matthew Robinson, CNN, "New photos of Prince George released to mark his 6th birthday," 21 July 2019 While not all exposures require treatment, those that do receive what’s known as postexposure prophylaxis, a regiment of five injections over a 13-day period. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al.com, "Bats close Alabama daycare; officials recommend children receive rabies treatment," 1 July 2019 The watershed, named by the U.S. Army after a regiment of volunteers from Tennessee that camped in the area in 1898, had been an important source of fresh water for the 193 Spanish residents who founded El Presidio de San Francisco on July 26, 1776. — San Francisco Chronicle, "Presidio at 25: Time moves backward as restoration sites regain their original habitat," 7 Jan. 2017 Hiram Rhodes Revels was born free and served as a chaplain to black regiments during the Civil War. — CBS News, ""Mobituaries": Reconstruction and the death of representation," 24 Nov. 2019 Windsor is home to regiments from the Coldstream Guards and the Welsh Guards, as well as some members of the Household Cavalry. — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, "Inside Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Intimate Meeting with Military Families in Windsor," 7 Nov. 2019 Windsor is home to regiments from the Coldstream Guards, the Welsh Guards, and members of the Household Cavalry. — Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, "Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Make a Low-Key Visit to Military Families," 7 Nov. 2019 This can include everything from going to therapy and attending daily 12-step meetings, focusing on developing healthy relationships with friends and family, to maintaining a healthy diet and exercise regiment. — Leah Groth, Health.com, "Ben Affleck's Relapse Shows How Difficult Alcoholism Recovery Really Is," 28 Oct. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The coach explained that Tuesday’s full-court practice with the Mad Ants wasn’t necessarily part of Oladipo’s regimented rehab program and won’t be a daily occurrence still for some time, but things went well nonetheless. — Nathan Brown, Indianapolis Star, "Victor Oladipo practices full court 5-on-5 Tuesday for first time since January injury," 12 Nov. 2019 Schedules are set, the practices regimented, the paychecks stable. — Los Angeles Times, "Alix Klineman’s transition to beach volleyball has been everything she and April Ross could have hoped for," 15 Aug. 2019 Routines are typically regimented in the hockey world. — Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, "After elimination in the afternoon, Panthers beat Sabres in home finale," 8 Apr. 2018 Nash’s private training infuses pliability exercises and dynamic, explosive movements into otherwise regimented on-court workouts, as if yoga and basketball molded an entirely different sport. — Jake Fischer, SI.com, "How the 76ers' T.J. McConnell Morphed from Undrafted to Invaluable," 5 Mar. 2018 And despite bees’ astoundingly complex industriousness — not to mention their fascinating, if regimented, social lives — the tiny creatures that help put fruits, veggies, and even nuts (such as almonds) on our tables need our help. — Kevin Riordan, Philly.com, "South Jersey beekeepers stung by proposed state regulations," 4 Feb. 2018 House, who played the past two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, said his former team regimented anthem decorum. — Ryan Wood, USA TODAY, "Packers stress national anthem's importance amid NFL protests," 17 Aug. 2017 What’s going on today is more controlled and regimented. — Scott Travis, Sun-Sentinel.com, "South Florida schools search for new ways to find teachers," 21 July 2017 Brown had seen the drought as a means of achieving the aim of regimenting Californians to readjust their lifestyles in ways deemed environmentally correct. — Victor Davis Hanson, The Mercury News, "Hanson: The downside of Obama’s apocalyptic progressivism," 19 Apr. 2017

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“Regiment.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regiment. Accessed 19 January 2020.

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regiment

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