What does "regulation" mean?

The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

What is a synonym for "regulation"?

Common synonyms include: rule, standard, accepted, accommodation, accustomed, act.

Pronounced //ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən//.

//ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Common ·High school level

Noun

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The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated. uncountable
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the act of controlling or directing according to rule wordnet
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A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization. countable
"Army regulations state a soldier AWOL over 30 days is a deserter."
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the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular wordnet
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A type of law made by the executive branch of a government, usually as authorized by a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so. countable, in-plural, often, uncountable

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a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior wordnet
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A type of law made by the executive branch of a government, usually as authorized by a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so.; A numbered provision within such kind of legislation. countable, in-plural, often, singular
"Regulation 18B of the Defence (General) Regulations 1939 (S.R. & O. 1939/927) authorized the British government to intern suspected spies and collaborators during World War II."
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an authoritative command wordnet
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A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law. European-Union, countable, uncountable
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(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered wordnet
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Mechanism controlling DNA transcription. countable, uncountable
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the state of being controlled or governed wordnet
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Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis. countable, uncountable