preregulation
- noun
- /ˌpriːˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪʃən/
- In the preregulation era, many industries operated without oversight, leading to unsafe practices.
Examples
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During the preregulation days, before the early 1980s, South Australian fishermen based in Port Lincoln heavily invested in purse seine boats, and southern bluefin tuna nearly disappeared from the water off New South Wales as the stock declined.
Academic text (2002) -
The association and set-point effects and various substitution effects can potentially result in increased harm over preregulation levels to the users of addictive substances.
Academic text (1999) -
She often reminisces about the preregulation period when there were fewer restrictions on businesses.
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The environmental conditions were noticeably different during the preregulation phase of the industry.
Synonyms
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No official rules or control over an activity
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
preregulation = regulation (transparent) = pre + regulate + ion
Adding 'pre-' to 'regulation' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'before regulation' for a noun referring to the prior period or condition.
Etymology
Preregulation combines pre- 'before' and regulation 'rules', so the preregulation period or condition is the time that came 'before rules' were set and often had less oversight or control.