regimentation

American  

[rej-uh-men-tey-shuhn, -muhn-] / ˌrɛdʒ ə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -mən- /

noun

1. the act of regimenting or the state of being regimented.

2. the strict discipline and enforced uniformity characteristic of military groups or totalitarian systems.

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Other Word Forms

• overregimentation noun

Etymology

Origin of regimentation

First recorded in 1875–85; regiment + -ation

Example Sentences

Planters operated the nation’s first “big businesses,” managing large labor forces through factory-like regimentation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

But they were an essential step in the ultimate divorce of viewing habits from broadcast TV’s no-choice time-and-place regimentation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

The training hours are a new requirement for master cosmetic tattoo artists, those who practice advanced techniques such as permanent eye shadow and breast and scar regimentation.

From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2023

This regimentation contrasts with the images themselves, in which the softness of beautiful bodies and faces tend to dominate, even as it invites you to concentrate more on each drawing than the links between them.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022

The physical conditions were overlaid with military regimentation far beyond anything imposed at the Rad Lab, even after its absorption into the bomb project.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik