regulation, n.
(regulations)
freq. cnt. 12
(regulations)
freq. cnt. 12
an authoritative rule
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 1
ordinance regulation
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 2
regulation rule
sample sentences
"it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast""short haircuts were the regulation"
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derivationally related form
the act of controlling or directing according to rule
<noun.act>
regulating regulation
sample sentences
"fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"
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hypernym
hyponym
the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
<noun.act>
regularisation regularization regulation
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(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
<noun.process>
regulation
the state of being controlled or governed
<noun.state>
regulation
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