regulationist
- noun
- /ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃənɪst/
- Jargon
- As a committed regulationist, she advocates for policies that promote economic equity and sustainability.
Examples
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For 'regulationists,' the most important relationship is that of capital and labor, as it is the primary contradiction of capitalism.
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Viewing capitalist economies as 'regimes of accumulation,' regulationists are interested in those states where the kind of accumulation that industrialization allows takes place.
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The theory is identified with the French "regulationist" school.
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Regulationist theory captures some essential features of these changes.
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Since capitalism has spread worldwide, it is not surprising that regulationist theorists began to analyze socioeconomic development in the Third World.
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The French regulationist school, the Frankfurt school, and other continental philosophies aside, what can one make of this export of British Marxist scholarship?
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With the expansion of capitalist production and the distribution of commodities around the world, the notions of the regulationists become relevant to the global context.
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The conference featured several prominent regulationists who discussed the future of environmental regulations.
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Many regulationists argue that stronger oversight is essential for preventing financial crises.
Synonyms
An official or organization that makes sure companies follow rules
A person who makes rules for a government or organization
Antonyms
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Morphology
regulationist = regulation (transparent) = regulation + ist
Regular suffixation of '-ist' to 'regulation' yielding an agent/advocate noun meaning 'supporter or practitioner of regulation'.
Etymology
Regulationist comes from regulation plus the ending -ist, with the root reg- meaning 'rule', as in regular or the word 'rule'. So a regulationist noun is a person who supports or makes systems of rules and formal controls.