noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

deregulatingfreedom

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

From de- + regulation.

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