leadership: He is expected to hold talks with both the Croatian and Slovenian leaderships.
regi|men /re dʒ I men/ (regimens ) N‑COUNT A regimen is a set of rules about food and exercise that some people follow in order to stay healthy. □ Whatever regimen has been prescribed should be rigorously followed.
regi|ment /re dʒ I mənt/ (regiments )
1 N‑COUNT A regiment is a large group of soldiers that is commanded by a colonel.
2 N‑COUNT A regiment of people is a large number of them. □ [+ of ] …robust food, good enough to satisfy a regiment of hungry customers.
regi|men|tal /re dʒ I me nt ə l/ ADJ [ADJ n] Regimental means belonging to a particular regiment. □ Mills was regimental colonel.
regi|men|ta|tion /re dʒ I mente I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Regimentation is very strict control over the way a group of people behave or the way something is done. □ [+ of ] Democracy is incompatible with excessive, bureaucratic regimentation of social life.
regi|ment|ed /re dʒ I ment I d/ ADJ Something that is regimented is very strictly controlled. □ …the regimented atmosphere of the orphanage.
re|gion ◆◆◇ /riː dʒ ə n/ (regions )
1 N‑COUNT A region is a large area of land that is different from other areas of land, for example because it is one of the different parts of a country with its own customs and characteristics, or because it has a particular geographical feature. □ …a remote mountain region.
2 N‑PLURAL The regions are the parts of a country that are not the capital city and its surrounding area. [BRIT ] □ …London and the regions.
3 N‑COUNT You can refer to a part of your body as a region . □ …the pelvic region.
4 PHRASE You say in the region of to indicate that an amount that you are stating is approximate. [VAGUENESS ] □ The scheme will cost in the region of six million pounds. COLLOCATIONS region NOUN 1
noun + region : border, mountain, wine
adjective + region : eastern, northern, southern, western; central, coastal, mountainous, remote; autonomous, tribal
verb + region : explore, visit; affect, destabilize
re|gion|al ◆◆◇ /riː dʒən ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Regional is used to describe things which relate to a particular area of a country or of the world. □ …the autonomous regional government of Andalucia. ● re|gion|al|ly ADV □ The impact of these trends has varied regionally. SYNONYMS regional ADJ 1
locaclass="underline" We'd better check on the match in the local paper.
provinciaclass="underline" …in Rasht, the provincial capital of Gilan province.
district: …the district health authority.
re|gion|al|ism /riː dʒənəl I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Regionalism is a strong feeling of pride or loyalty that people in a region have for that region, often including a desire to govern themselves. □ A grass-roots regionalism appears to be emerging.
reg|is|ter ◆◇◇ /re dʒ I stə r / (registers , registering , registered )
1 N‑COUNT A register is an official list or record of people or things. □ …registers of births, deaths and marriages. □ He signed the register at the hotel.
2 VERB If you register to do something, you put your name on an official list, in order to be able to do that thing or to receive a service. □ [V ] Have you come to register at the school? □ [V to-inf] Thousands lined up to register to vote. □ [V + for ] Many students register for these courses to widen skills for use in their current job. □ [V -ed] About 26 million people are not registered with a dentist.
3 VERB If you register something, such as the name of a person who has just died or information about something you own, you have these facts recorded on an official list. □ [V n] The council said the car was not registered. □ [V -ed] …a registered charity.
4 VERB When something registers on a scale or measuring instrument, it shows on the scale or instrument. You can also say that something registers a certain amount or level on a scale or measuring instrument. □ [V + on ] It will only register on sophisticated X-ray equipment. □ [V n] The earthquake registered 5.3 points on the Richter scale.
5 VERB If you register your feelings or opinions about something, you do something that makes them clear to other people. □ [V n] Voters wish to register their dissatisfaction with the ruling party.
6 VERB If a feeling registers on someone's face, their expression shows clearly that they have that feeling. □ [V + on ] Surprise again registered on Rodney's face.
7 VERB If a piece of information does not register or if you do not register it, you do not really pay attention to it, and so you do not remember it or react to it. □ [V ] What I said sometimes didn't register in her brain. □ [V n] The sound was so familiar that she didn't register it. [Also V that]
8 N‑VAR In linguistics, the register of a piece of speech or writing is its level and style of language, which is usually appropriate to the situation or circumstances in which it is used. [TECHNICAL ]
9 → see also cash register , electoral register SYNONYMS register NOUN 1
list: There were six names on the list.
rolclass="underline" …the electoral roll.
catalogue: …the world's biggest seed catalogue. VERB 2