regulationist
- adjective
- /ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃənɪst/
- Formal
- The government's regulationist approach aims to ensure fair competition among businesses.
Examples
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The earliest case studies of the third world in a regulationist perspective were of Chile (Ominmi 1980) and Venezuela (Hausmann 1981).
Academic text (1999) -
In Regulationist theory, the term 'export substitution' is coined to indicate the shift away from the export of primary products to that of manufactured goods.
Academic text (1999) -
Many economists adopt a regulationist view to address environmental concerns through formal standards.
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A regulationist policy can help maintain safety and quality in food production.
Synonyms
Relating to official rules that control how something is done
Helping to control actions by rules or laws
Antonyms
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Morphology
regulationist = regulation (transparent) = regulation + ist
Formed regularly by adding the productive suffix '-ist' to the noun 'regulation', producing an adjective meaning 'relating to or favoring regulation'.
Etymology
Regulationist comes from regulation, built on the root reg- (from regula) meaning 'rule', the same root you see in regular and the simple word 'rule'. So a regulationist adjective describes a view or approach that favors formal rules, standards, and controls.