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regulatory

[ reg-yuh-luh-tawr-ee ]

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adjective

of or relating to the control or direction of an activity by a set of rules, laws, etc.:
The Coast Guard is to be commended for this current regulatory effort, as their proposed restriction addresses many concerns of the seafaring community.
of or relating to the adjustment of a device, system, or organic function so as to meet a standard or the requirements of good operation:
Earth's climate is a highly complex system with its own regulatory mechanisms.

It has nothing to do with the regulatory job he is nominated for.

He could order the Justice Department to begin the necessary regulatory work.

And now Portland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are all suing Uber for refusing to play by their old regulatory playbooks.

This would, of course, require some moderation of regulatory standards, particularly in reference to climate change.

They would fight against any potential amnesty, for tax and regulatory reform, he said.

The need for additional resource/use plans and regulatory programs is recognized by the National Park Service.

And the dictum that the judiciary can grant no relief from an unjust exercise of this regulatory power by the legislature.

That the exercise of such regulatory power belongs to the legislature, and not to the judiciary.

The railway interests were too strong in Congress to permit the enactment of any drastic regulatory laws.

Appeals to the State and Federal regulatory commissions for increased rates were generally vetoed pretty promptly.

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