The meaning of Regiment

noun

An organized military force equipped for fighting on land.

Usage examples:

The two armies were in position

noun

A military force, usually belonging to a country, that has the training and equipment to fight on land

Usage examples:

She decided to join the army., an army of bystanders watched the film crew work.

noun

A flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration.

Usage examples:

Wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands

verb

Provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration.

Usage examples:

Doors are banded with iron to make them stronger

verb

(of people or organizations) form a group to achieve a mutual objective.

Usage examples:

Local people banded together to fight the company

noun

A large body of troops ready for battle, especially an infantry unit forming part of a brigade.

Usage examples:

He has held key staff positions with troops at the battalion, brigade and division levels.

noun

A large military unit under a single leader, consisting of three or more companies

noun

A container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power.

Usage examples:

A camera battery

noun

A device that produces electricity to provide power for radios, cars, toys, etc.

Usage examples:

What size battery do you need for the alarm clock?, you have to pass a whole battery of tests to ge…

noun

A device that produces electricity to provide power for cars, radios, etc.

Usage examples:

Charge/recharge a battery i need to recharge the batteries for my camera., a rechargeable battery, …

noun

A subdivision of an army, typically consisting of a small number of infantry battalions and/or other units and forming part of a division.

Usage examples:

He commanded a brigade of 3,000 men

verb

Form into a brigade.

Usage examples:

The militia, which was brigaded with regular formations to improve its training

noun

One of the groups into which an army is divided, consisting of two or more battalions, or a group of people who are organized to perform a particular job

Usage examples:

A brigade of volunteers campaigned for his election.

noun

A group of people with a shared characteristic.

Usage examples:

A cohort of civil servants patiently drafting legislation

verb

Divide (people) into groups with shared characteristics.

Usage examples:

In the plan elementary students will be cohorted, or placed, in an assigned class

noun

A group of people who share a characteristic, usually age

Usage examples:

About 42% of women in this age cohort have a college degree., this year's cohort of graduates will …

noun

A soldier specially trained for carrying out raids.

Usage examples:

A commando attack

noun

A small group of soldiers trained to make quick and often dangerous attacks inside enemy areas, or a member of such a group

Usage examples:

A team of commandos

noun

A commercial business.

Usage examples:

A shipping company

verb

Associate with; keep company with.

Usage examples:

These men which have companied with us all this time

noun

An organization that produces or sells goods or services in order to make a profit

Usage examples:

He owns part of a company that manufactures software for personal computers., it was a long trip an…

adjective

Subject to chance.

Usage examples:

The contingent nature of the job

noun

A group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group.

Usage examples:

A contingent of japanese businessmen attending a conference

noun

A group of people representing an organization or country, or a part of a military force

Usage examples:

The conservative contingent walked out of the convention when their plan was rejected., buying the …

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

Usage examples:

The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Usage examples:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

noun

A main subdivision of an army in the field, consisting of two or more divisions.

Usage examples:

The 5th army corps

noun

A group of people who work together in a particular activity

Usage examples:

The diplomatic corps in washington includes representatives of most of the countries in the world.,…

noun

A group of people who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc.

Usage examples:

He was one of nine members of the crew killed when the plane went down

verb

Provide (a craft or vehicle) with a group of people to operate it.

Usage examples:

Normally the boat is crewed by five people

verb

Past of crow2.

noun

The state of being objective or aloof.

Usage examples:

He felt a sense of detachment from what was going on

noun

A group of soldiers who are separated from the main group in order to perform a particular duty

Usage examples:

A detachment of paratroopers

noun

The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience.

Usage examples:

A lack of proper parental and school discipline

verb

Train (someone) to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience.

Usage examples:

Many parents have been afraid to discipline their children

noun

Training that produces obedience or self-control, often in the form of rules and punishments if these are broken, or the obedience or self-control produced by this training

Usage examples:

Military discipline, learning a foreign language requires discipline., an academic discipline, he w…

adjective

Showing a controlled form of behaviour or way of working.

Usage examples:

A disciplined approach to management

verb

Train (someone) to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience.

Usage examples:

Many parents have been afraid to discipline their children

noun

The action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated.

Usage examples:

The division of the land into small fields

noun

The separation of something into parts or groups, or one of the parts or groups that has been separated

Usage examples:

[ u ] the division of responsibilities among the officers of the company was spelled out in detail.…

noun

One of the main separate parts that a company, or group of companies, is divided into

Usage examples:

The year-on-year profit figure for the division fell by 36%., investment/services/international div…

noun

Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

Usage examples:

He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb

Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

Usage examples:

The back door of the bank was forced

noun

A waterfall.

Usage examples:

At the village of west burton, two miles distant, is a fine force

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

Usage examples:

A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

noun

A division of 3,000–6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient roman army.

Usage examples:

The most important fighting unit of the roman army was the legion commanded by a legatus.

adjective

Great in number.

Usage examples:

Her fans are legion

noun

A very large group of soldiers who form part of an army, esp. of an ancient roman army, or any large group of people

Usage examples:

Legions of fans attended the concert.

verb

Be in charge of (a business, organization, or undertaking); run.

Usage examples:

Their elder son managed the farm

verb

Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

verb

To succeed in doing something, esp. something difficult

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the pilot managed to land the plane safely., [ + to infinitive ] we managed to …

verb

Handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skilful manner.

Usage examples:

He manipulated the dials of the set

verb

Influence or control shrewdly or deviously

verb

To influence or control someone to your advantage, often without that person knowing it

Usage examples:

Her success is partly due to her ability to manipulate the media., the wheelchair is designed to be…

verb

Arrange in an orderly or systematic manner.

Usage examples:

Methodize the london collections and there will be no need for a special tier of administrators

noun

The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.

Usage examples:

I filed the cards in alphabetical order

verb

Give an authoritative instruction to do something.

Usage examples:

She ordered me to leave

verb

Logical arrangement of different elements

verb

Arrange systematically; order.

Usage examples:

Organize lessons in a planned way

verb

Arrange by systematic planning and united effort

verb

To make the necessary plans for something to happen; arrange

Usage examples:

The group organizes theater trips once a month., they organized a meeting between the students and …

adjective

Arranged or structured in a systematic way.

Usage examples:

About 100 cyclists took part in the ride as part of organized protests over the dangers cyclists fa…

verb

Arrange systematically; order.

Usage examples:

Organize lessons in a planned way

noun

A set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose.

Usage examples:

Her wedding outfit

verb

Provide with a set of clothes.

Usage examples:

Warders outfitted in special suits

noun

A set of clothes worn for a particular occasion or activity

Usage examples:

Susan wore a black outfit., she got a complete ski outfit as a gift from her parents., our company …

noun

A subdivision of a company of soldiers, usually forming a tactical unit that is commanded by a subaltern or lieutenant and divided into three sections.

Usage examples:

The platoon commander

verb

(in south africa) apply the platoon system to (a school).

Usage examples:

It has been found necessary to platoon 14 schools

noun

A military unit consisting of a group of about 20 soldiers who are all members of a company

verb

Control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly.

Usage examples:

A hormone which regulates metabolism

verb

To control an activity or process by rules or a system

Usage examples:

A computer system regulates production., [ + question word ] their parents regulate how much tv the…

verb

To check that the activities of a business or organization are legal and follow official rules or laws

Usage examples:

Congress has the power to regulate interstate commerce., the agency regulates the financial service…

noun

Any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up.

Usage examples:

I unscrewed every section of copper pipe, from the roof tank to the hot-water cylinder

verb

Divide into sections.

Usage examples:

She began to section the grapefruit

noun

A part of something

Usage examples:

Dad always reads the sports section of the newspaper., he lived in a poor section of town., you’ll …

noun

An operational unit in an air force consisting of two or more flights of aircraft and the personnel required to fly them.

Usage examples:

Indeed, the polish airmen who managed to reach the uk formed a fully-fledged polish air force with …

adjective

Demanding that rules concerning behaviour are obeyed and observed.

Usage examples:

My father was very strict

adjective

Limiting people’s freedom to behave as they wish beyond what is usual

Usage examples:

The school is an old-fashioned institution with strict discipline., do you think stricter laws woul…

verb

Arrange according to an organized system; make systematic.

Usage examples:

Galen set about systematizing medical thought

verb

Arrange or carry out according to an orderly plan

noun

An individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole.

Usage examples:

Large areas of land made up of smaller units

A single undivided whole