Reregulation

noun

noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of regulating again, or reversing deregulation uncountable, usually

    "KEVIN Rudd has declared a new era of financial reregulation and government intervention in world markets to restore confidence and stop capitalism "cannibalising itself" as a result of the global financial crisis."

Example

More examples

"KEVIN Rudd has declared a new era of financial reregulation and government intervention in world markets to restore confidence and stop capitalism "cannibalising itself" as a result of the global financial crisis."

Etymology

From re- + regulate + -ion.

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