regulation | English to English Dictionary

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regulation

(,r/E/g/j//U/'l/eI//S//@/n )

an authoritative rule(noun.communication)

Synonym:
dictate, ordinance

source: wordnet30
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior(noun.cognition)

Example:
Short haircuts were the regulation.

Synonym:
rule

source: wordnet30
the state of being controlled or governed(noun.state)

source: wordnet30
(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered(noun.process)

source: wordnet30
the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular(noun.act)

Synonym:
regularisation, regularization

source: wordnet30
the act of controlling or directing according to rule(noun.act)

Example:
Fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians.

Synonym:
regulating

source: wordnet30
The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.(noun)

source: webster1913

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