1. army unit: a permanent military unit usually consisting of two or three battalions of ground troops divided into smaller companies or troops under the command of a colonel
2. large number of people or things: a large number of people or things, especially an orderly group
3. governmental rule: governmental rule or administration
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transitive verb (past and past participlereg·i·ment·ed, present participlereg·i·ment·ing, 3rd person present singularreg·i·ments)
Definition:
1. control somebody or something strictly: to impose strict control or discipline on somebody or something, often to the extent of stifling flexibility, individuality, or imagination
2. group something systematically: to organize something systematically into groups
3. group soldiers into regiments: to form regiments out of a group of soldiers
[14th century. Via French< late Latin regimentum< Latin regere "to rule"]
