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.
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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
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6.1
Relating to official rules that control how something is done
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6.8
Helping to control actions by rules or laws
Antonyms
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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.