regimentation

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English

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Etymology

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From regiment +‎ -ation.

Noun

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regimentation (countable and uncountable, plural regimentations)

  1. The act of regimenting.
    • 1980 August 30, Jil Clark, “Gays Talk About Registration and the Draft”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 6, page 9:
      David hated the haircuts, the regimentation, the power plays and the "macho-male, heterosexual shop talk" of the military.