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regulation

regulation

730 3.4
An official rule made by an authority
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : reglamento
  • The new environmental regulations aim to protect endangered species.
  • laws and regulations
  • rules and regulations
  • compliance with regulations

As part of rules and regulations, court has been cancelled.

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Examples

  • Okay, campers, next, let's bring in our camp manager to go over some important safety regulations and ground rules.

  • The plain language of the statute and the DOJ direct threat regulation support this conclusion.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Was it either A, too much regulation or B, too little regulation?

  • So you want regulation from the government on sugar?

  • And the general idea is relatively light regulation, looking for the extreme cases.

  • It's against federal regulations, for one.

  • Am I aware of the city codes and regulations?

  • But the goal is to tie our trade agreements to stricter environmental regulations since things are kind of a mess over there.

  • So the pilot program provides exemptions from those regulations for five airports.

  • The company must comply with all safety regulations to operate legally.

Synonyms

law
vsregulation
1.0

A rule made by a government that people must follow

is a specific official rule created and maintained by governing authorities
rule
vsregulation
1.0

An instruction or law that tells people what to do

is made and maintained by authorities for legal or administrative purposes
directive
vsregulation
  • Formal
128 6.1

An official instruction from a government or organization

is a continuing rule established and maintained by authorities
ordinance
vsregulation
  • Formal
92 6.7

An official rule made by a local government

is a general rule made by authorities and not limited to local bodies
fiat
vsregulation
  • Formal
34 8.5

An official order that a government or person in power gives

is a formally established rule created through authority processes rather than a single decree
edict
vsregulation
  • Formal
27 7.2

An official order from a person or government in power that people must follow

is a formal rule intended for ongoing use rather than a single proclamation
reg
vsregulation
  • Jargon
14 7.5

A rule made by a company or government

is the full formal term rather than the shortened informal form

Compounds

1 3.4

The normal time allowed for a game by the rules, not including extra time

How Binding

law
1.0
regulation
  • Formal
730 3.4
rule
1.0
policy
2.7
guideline
344 3.1

Surface Forms

regulation singular
regulations plural

Morphology

regulation = regulate (transparent) = regulate + ion

The noun is formed by adding '-ion' to the verb 'regulate'; the sense 'an official rule or directive' is a common result/nominalization of that process and is derivable from the base.

Etymology

Regulation comes from the Latin regula 'rule' and the root reg- 'to guide'. A helpful image is a wooden measuring rule that sets the correct size, which explains why a regulation is an official 'rule' made by an authority.