regulator
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪtər/
- Formal
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organismo regulador
- Obama meeting with top regulators this afternoon to pressure them to finish the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform bill.
- federal regulators
- state regulators
- financial regulators
I saw once the the Saab, the bank regulator in South Africa had approved.
- I saw once the the Saab, the bank regulator in South Africa had approved.
- That is was mandated by regulators and allows people to hide risk on a tail.
- Can the regulators, the legislators actually make that happen?
- Or do we take the the cynical realists view that the regulators always have their way?
- We also have an outreach to your FERC and NERC regulators.
- So I think it's we are lucky to have good regulators.
- Is it politicians, regulators, federal regulators?
- Prosecutors and regulators could not nail Cohen, although they tried their best.
- Up until recently, the consumer welfare standard has been the guiding principle for regulators and for courts.
Examples
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So the SEC and other regulators have to watch for this.
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Alliance Rail have an application with the rail regulator which has been with them for over a year.
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The power company and the regulators got too close together.
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Now, it still took ten months though, for a regulator to say we're OK with this merger.
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That means that the different regulators should each have their own objective.
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Annie, those insurance regulators came by again the other day.
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Knowing a modern electric car was now possible, California regulators took a bold and unprecedented step.
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The regulators there have imposed some pretty strict fines.
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Drinking water quality remains a vital public health concern to regulators and consumers alike (13).
Academic text (1994) -
The environmental regulator implemented new policies to reduce air pollution in the city.
Synonyms
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3.7
A person who works for a government or organization and has power to make and enforce rules
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5.1
A person who manages a government department or public service
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4.1
A group of people chosen to investigate or manage something
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3.2
A person elected or appointed to carry out government work
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4.0
A government group that checks companies and makes them follow safety rules to protect people
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5.3
An official group that makes rules and makes sure businesses follow them to protect people
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6.7
A group of people chosen to run a company, hospital, or organization
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7.2
An official group that checks places like schools or factories to see if they follow rules
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.9
A device that keeps the electric supply steady or lets you change it
A gene making a membrane protein that controls salt and water in lung cells and whose mutations cause cystic fibrosis
- Specialized
A tool that sets the time when an artillery shell will explode
- Specialized
A natural or man-made substance in plants that controls how they grow and develop
How Controlling
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Regulator comes from the Latin root reg- meaning 'rule' or 'guide'. So a regulator is a person or agency that makes companies follow the 'rules' and keeps a market, industry, or public service in order.