regimentation
Americannoun
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the act of regimenting or the state of being regimented.
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the strict discipline and enforced uniformity characteristic of military groups or totalitarian systems.
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Ms. Vanderkam’s positive perspective is appealing, but there’s a ruthless regimentation in the details.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
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
McArdle ascribes the book’s lasting impact to the escape it provides, in the person of one resilient boy, from the regimentation of the typical school day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
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
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