regulation

B1 Topic:Economics & Markets

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... ordinance rule

2 noun · the act of controlling an... regulating

Word family

Forms regulations

Derived forms antiregulationautoregulationbaroregulationbioregulationchemoregulationcisregulationcolregscounterregulationdown-regulationdownregulationdysregulationepiregulation

Related forms bylawcoregulationderegulationimmunoregulationorderorder-in-councilregulate regulator rule ruler

Etymology

From regulate + -ion.

*h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Economics & Markets Law & Government

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# 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
- Economics & Markets
- Law & Government

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