What does "deregulation" mean?

The process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulation.

Deregulation

Common synonyms include: competition boost, decontrol, deregulating, freedom, laissez-faire policy, liberalization.

noun

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Noun

1
The process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulation. countable, uncountable
"Some say the airline industry has been profitable since the government began deregulation of it."
2
the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) wordnet

"It is difficult to peg the direction of interest deregulation."

From de- + regulation.