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regulationist

regulationist

8.2
Wanting official rules and controls for government or business
  • adjective
  • /ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃənɪst/
  • Formal
translation icon : regulador
  • The government's regulationist approach aims to ensure fair competition among businesses.

Examples

  • 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.

  • A regulationist policy can help maintain safety and quality in food production.

Synonyms

regulatory
vsregulationist
159 6.1

Relating to official rules that control how something is done

is about supporting or relating to the use of formal rules and standards
regulative
vsregulationist
  • Formal
1 6.8

Helping to control actions by rules or laws

is more about supporting or relating to adopting formal standards and controls

Antonyms

178 7.7

A person who wants people to have more freedom and very small government

76 7.0

A person who wants a society without government or laws

How Supportive

supportive
348 2.8
regulationist
  • Formal
8.2
cautious
210 2.9
neutral
218 3.6
opposed
1 3.5

Surface Forms

regulationist positive

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.