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regiment

noun

Definition of regimentnext
as in corps
a military unit that is usually made of several large groups of soldiers (called battalions) infantry/cavalry regiments

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Recent Examples of regiment Militiamen often wore civilian hunting or work clothes, and such uniforms that did exist varied widely according to state or regiment. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026 Consolidated 6th/9th Tennessee Regiment flag This flag represents the 6th/9th Regiment, made up of the 6th and 9th regiments after both lost many members in the war. — Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 23 July 2026 Ukraine's Unmanned Assault on a Russian Infiltration Site The 33rd Separate Assault Regiment posted an interview on its Telegram channel with Artem, the regiment’s chief of unmanned systems. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The British monarch arrived in a 1920 Pattern Rolls-Royce Armoured Car, the oldest vehicle in the Tank Museum’s working fleet, which previously carried his mother, Queen Elizabeth, during a visit to the regiment in 1997. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for regiment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regiment
  1. corps
  2. troop
  3. wing
  4. company
  5. battalion
Noun
  • Weiss restocked the program’s correspondent corps with one new full-timer — Ross Douthat, the longtime conservative opinion writer for the New York Times — and several new contributors, none of whom showed up in the premiere.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The dean of the group, the highly respected Roble Olhaye of Djibouti, reminded us that the diplomatic corps had been advocating for AGOA for five years.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of corps
Noun
  • More than 20,000 soldiers and police forces were deployed for elections, while troops carrying long guns patrolled roadsides.
    — Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • An Army legal office has described the policy as a matter of military preparedness, saying that uncertainty over a family member's immigration status can weigh on troops and interfere with their duties.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of troop
Noun
  • Gamera places a Honeywell TPE331 turboprop in a nacelle mounted between the two fuselages above the wing.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Sitting five feet above the water, sailors suffer from severe blind spots caused by the towering presence of the carbon-fiber wing sail.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of wing
Noun
  • Marshall, the owner of Mogul Vision, which employed Morgenroth, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on behalf of himself, the company or Morgenroth.
    — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Looming over it all is billionaire Matthew Prince, a Park City resident who had expressed frustrations with how Vail Resorts has operated its Park City property, blaming Vail CEO Rob Katz for the company’s financial troubles.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of company
Noun
  • With ranks ranging from firefighter to battalion chief, more than a dozen KCFD employees have been charged with serious crimes in recent years, and some still work there.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The massive response of a blitz attack — most fire alarms summon only one engine — involves at least four ladder companies, four engine companies, four battalion chiefs, a deputy chief and a rescue squad.
    — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of battalion

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