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regimentation

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reg·i·ment  (rj-mnt)
n.
1. A military unit of ground troops consisting of at least two battalions, usually commanded by a colonel.
2. A large group of people.
tr.v. (rj-mnt) reg·i·ment·ed, reg·i·ment·ing, reg·i·ments
1. To form into a regiment.
2. To put into systematic order; systematize.
3. To subject to uniformity and rigid order.

[Middle English, government, rule, from Old French, from Late Latin regimentum, rule, from Latin regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

regi·mental (-mntl) adj.
regi·mental·ly adv.
regi·men·tation n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.regimentation - the imposition of order or discipline
imposition, infliction - the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
Translations
regimentation [ˌredʒɪmenˈteɪʃən] Nreglamentación f
regimentation [ˌrɛdʒɪmɛnˈteɪʃən] nréglementation f excessive
regimentation
n (fig)Reglementierung f
regimentation [ˌrɛdʒɪmɛnˈteɪʃn] n (pej) → irreggimentazione f


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It's difficult because when you've not got the discipline and regimentation of football you realise how much you relied on it.
The war itself was no stimulus, and the national regimentation associated with the war--the draft, rationing, and the diversion of productive capacity into almost exclusively military channels (planes and tanks were manufactured instead of automobiles, for example)--imposed economic conditions little less harsh than America had endured during the depths of the Depression.
The day the expectation and the regimentation of the band died was the day we became friends again.
 
 
 
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