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regulation

regulation

4.0
Made to meet official rules or standards
  • adjective
  • /ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : reglamentario
  • Will the Prime Minister assure me and this House that her government will look into appropriate regulation of non surgical cosmetic treatments?

Examples

  • The new building regulation requires all structures to meet safety standards.

  • And I think we'll see what happens as we move forward with regulation and this kind of consumer protections.

  • I would also focus on the responsible regulation of things that we know harm health.

  • And you, I have here your interests are environmental regulation of gene activity in plants.

  • And I think that the regulation of the sedans is absolutely necessary.

  • So, so I was, you know, writing against the this wave of new regulation, particularly the codes governing professors and students dating.

  • All right, I assume the surf regulation in the US, stand up, if you don't mind.

  • I mean, in the new regulation, obviously proprietary trading is some, you know, it's banned, right?

  • Nero also led the rebuilding of the city and by introducing new building regulation he improved the living quarters in Rome.

  • Or it might be under regulation that we could have some approval both by Cedar on the cessation side and CTP on the consumer side.

Synonyms

conformant
vsregulation
  • Specialized
1 6.4

Meeting required rules and standards

is stated by official laws and formal rules rather than only meeting standards
regulated
vsregulation
4.1

Controlled according to rules or laws

is about being prescribed by official standards rather than the ongoing control process
rule-governed
vsregulation
5.7

Following set instructions or fixed ways

is limited to official rules and standards rather than customs or natural laws

Antonyms

disorderly
34 4.4

Behaving badly and not following rules

Compounds

regulation time
  • Jargon
1 3.4

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

How Compliant

compliance
171 5.0
regulation
  • Formal
4.0
conformant
  • Specialized
1 6.4

Surface Forms

regulation positive

Morphology

regulation = regulate (transparent) = regulate + ion

The adjective use is based on the noun 'regulation' (regulate + -ion) used attributively to mean 'prescribed by rules'; the relation to the base is direct and clear.

Etymology

Regulation comes from the Latin regula 'rule' and the root reg- 'to guide'. That is why when we call something a regulation item we mean it is made to the official 'rule' or 'standard'.