regulation B1 Topic:Law & Government US /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #12559 Meanings 1 noun An official rule made by a government or organization. Army regulations state that a soldier absent over 30 days is a deserter. 2 noun The act of controlling an activity using rules. Fiscal regulation is in the hands of politicians. 3 adj Following the official rules; of the correct standard kind. All players must wear the regulation uniform. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an official rule made by a... ordinancerule 2 noun · the act of controlling an... regulating Word family Forms regulations Derived forms antiregulationautoregulationbaroregulationbioregulationchemoregulationcisregulationcolregscounterregulationdown-regulationdownregulationdysregulationepiregulation Related forms bylawcoregulationderegulationimmunoregulationorderorder-in-councilregulateregulatorruleruler Etymology AI details From regulate + -ion. *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # regulation **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 12559 ## Meanings 1. An official rule made by a government or organization. 2. The act of controlling an activity using rules. 3. Following the official rules; of the correct standard kind. ## Examples - Army regulations state that a soldier absent over 30 days is a deserter. - Fiscal regulation is in the hands of politicians. - All players must wear the regulation uniform. ## Derived Forms - antiregulation - autoregulation - baroregulation - bioregulation - chemoregulation - cisregulation - colregs - counterregulation - down-regulation - downregulation - dysregulation - epiregulation ## Related Forms - bylaw - coregulation - deregulation - immunoregulation - order - order-in-council - regulate - regulator - rule - ruler ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *h₃reǵ- ## Etymology From regulate + -ion. ## AI Etymology Regulation comes from regulate + -ion. Modern senses include an official rule made by a government or organization. and the act of controlling an activity using rules.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antiregulation, autoregulation, baroregulation, bioregulation, chemoregulation, and cisregulation and related forms such as bylaw, coregulation, deregulation, and immunoregulation. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown