reg·i·ment
ˈre-jə-mənt 
ˈrej-mənt
1
: a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
2
archaic
: governmental rule
reg·i·ment
ˈre-jə-ˌment
regimented; regimenting; regiments
1
a
: 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
Examples of regiment in a Sentence
Verb
They carefully regiment their son's diet.
She criticized the way the school regiments its students by having strict rules.
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An arsenal of throw pillows abutted enough foldable bed frames to sleep an army regiment.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
The Sinaloa Cartel has never been that regimented.
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Noun
Goronych and his group are now integrated into the 14th regiment of Ukraine’s special operations forces, who spoke with CNN about their work.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
An arsenal of throw pillows abutted enough foldable bed frames to sleep an army regiment.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
So now it’s just getting regimented.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
The Sinaloa Cartel has never been that regimented.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Regiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regiment. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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regiment
1 of 2 noun
reg·i·ment
ˈrej-(ə-)mənt
: a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
regimental
adjective
ˌrej-ə-ˈment-ᵊl
regiment
2 of 2 verb
reg·i·ment
ˈrej-ə-ˌment
1
: to organize for the sake of regulation or control
2
: to make orderly or the same as others
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