regiment

//ˈrɛdʒɪmənt//
B2Frequency Level 11Formal
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Noun

regimentSingular
regimentsPlural
1

A permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a colonel and divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries.

He served in an infantry regiment for ten years.

2

A large number of people or things.

A regiment of volunteers helped clean up the park.

Verb

regimentInfinitive
regimentPresent tense
regimentedPast tense
regimentedPast participle
regimentingPresent participle
regimentsThird-person singular
1

To organize and control strictly, often excessively.

The school regiments every aspect of the students' daily lives.

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