Editing Regiment (section)

==Definitions==
During the modern era, the word "regiment" – much like "[[corps]]" – may have two somewhat divergent meanings, which refer to two distinct roles: 
# a front-line military formation; or
# an administrative or ceremonial unit.
In many armies, the first role has been assumed by independent [[battalion]]s, [[Battlegroup (army)|battlegroup]]s, [[task force]]s, [[brigade]]s and other, similarly sized [[military operation|operational]] units.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of regiment {{!}} Dictionary.com |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/regiment |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=www.dictionary.com |language=en}}</ref> However, these non-regimental units tend to be short-lived; and regiments have tended to retain their traditional responsibilities for ceremonial duties, the recruitment of volunteers, induction of new recruits, individual [[morale]] and ''[[esprit de corps]]'', and administrative roles (such as [[paymaster|pay]]).

A regiment may consequently be a variety of sizes:
* smaller than a standard [[battalion]], e.g. [[Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment]];
* a battalion equivalent, e.g. [[3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment]];
* a brigade equivalent, e.g. [[8th Marine Regiment (United States)]];
* several battalions, e.g. 
** [[3rd Infantry Regiment (United States)|3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)]] and
** [[Royal Regiment of Scotland]]; or
* an entire [[administrative corps|arm of service]], e.g.
** the [[Royal Australian Regiment]] includes all of the Australian Army's regular infantry (other than reserve and special forces units), and
** the artillery units of the British Army are known collectively as the  [[Royal Regiment of Artillery]], which is sub-divided for operation purposes into [[field regiment]]s.