The regulation was abolished, but then it was reenacted.
Source: tatoeba (48780)
Regulation
//ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən//
Synonyms for "regulation" (204 found)
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Closest matches (41)
Strong matches (61)
currentcustomarydecreedecretumdictatedictateddictationdictumdidacticdirectiondirectivedisciplinedispensationdispositionedictemperyempireenactmentestablishedeveryday
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familiarfiatfixingformform of governmentformalityformulaformularygeneral ordersgeneral principlegenerally acceptedgolden rulegovernancegovernmentguidanceguidelineguiding principlehabitualhandlinghard and fastharmonizationhouseholdhusbandryimperativeinstituteinstitutioninstructioninstructiveintegrationjuslawlaw of natureleadleadershipleadinglegislationlexmaintenancemanagementmanagerymanaging
Related words (102)
mandatorymanipulationmaximmeasuremethodizationmitzvahmodificationmodulationmoralnormnormanormalnormalizationnormativeobtainingofficialorderorder of natureorderingordinance
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ordinaryordinationordonnanceorganizationoversightpilotageplanningpolicypolitical organizationpolitypopularpreceptpreceptivepredominatingprescribedprescribed formprescriptprescriptionprescriptiveprevailingprevalentprincipiumprincipleproclamationprocrustean lawpronouncementrationalizationreceivedreconcilementreconciliationregimeregimenregnancyregularregularizationreignrequiredroutinizationrubricrulingrunningsetset formsettingsettled principlesovereigntysquaringstanding orderstatutestatutorysteeragesteeringstocksupervisionswaysynchronizationsystem of governmentsystematizationtabootenetthe connthe helmthe wheeltime-honoredtimingtraditionaltypicalukaseuniversaluniversal lawusualvernacularwidespreadwontedworking principleworking rule
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13 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
11 entriescoordinate
1 entriesderived
53 entriesShowing 16 of 53 words.
derived from
1 entrieshas context
4 entriesis a
4 entriesrelated to
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
similar
2 entriesTranslations
116 translations across 45 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَنْظِيم noun (law or administrative rule)
Armenian
3 entries- կանոնակարգ noun (law or administrative rule)
- կանոնակարգ noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
- կարգավորում noun (law or administrative rule)
Bulgarian
4 entries- правило noun (law or administrative rule)
- предписание noun (law or administrative rule)
- регла́мент noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
- регламент noun (law or administrative rule)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 規例 /规例 noun (law or administrative rule)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 規例 /规例 noun (law or administrative rule)
- 規則 /规则 noun (law or administrative rule)
Czech
2 entries- nařízení noun (law or administrative rule)
- nařízení noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
Danish
1 entries- forordning noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
Dutch
3 entries- reglement noun (law or administrative rule)
- verordening noun (law or administrative rule)
- verordening noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
Esperanto
1 entries- regulo noun (law or administrative rule)
Estonian
2 entries- määrus noun (law or administrative rule)
- määrus noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
Finnish
4 entries- asetus noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
- järjestyssääntö noun (law or administrative rule)
- ohjesääntö noun (law or administrative rule)
- sääntely noun (act or condition)
French
4 entries- règlement noun (law or administrative rule)
- règlement noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
- réglementation noun (law or administrative rule)
- régulation noun (mechanism controlling DNA transcription)
Georgian
4 entries- დირექტივა noun (law or administrative rule)
- მართვა noun (law or administrative rule)
- მოწესრიგება noun (law or administrative rule)
- ნორმა noun (law or administrative rule)
German
4 entries- Bestimmung noun (law or administrative rule)
- Regeln noun (act or condition)
- Regelung noun (law or administrative rule)
- Regulativ noun (law or administrative rule)
Greek
3 entries- κανονισμός noun (law or administrative rule)
- κανονισμός noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
- ρύθμιση noun (act or condition)
Hindi
1 entries- विनियम noun (law or administrative rule)
Hungarian
4 entries- beigazítás noun (act or condition)
- beszabályozás noun (act or condition)
- beállítás noun (act or condition)
- előírás noun (law or administrative rule)
Icelandic
1 entries- reglugerð noun (law or administrative rule)
Indonesian
2 entries- peraturan noun (law or administrative rule)
- regulasi noun (law or administrative rule)
Irish
1 entries- riail noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
Italian
4 entries- regola noun (act or condition)
- regolamento noun (law or administrative rule)
- regolamento noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
- regolazione noun (mechanism controlling DNA transcription)
Japanese
2 entries- 規制 noun (act or condition)
- 規則 noun (law or administrative rule)
Korean
1 entries- 규칙 noun (law or administrative rule)
Latin
1 entries- praescriptum noun (law or administrative rule)
Latvian
1 entries- regula noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
Lithuanian
1 entries- reglamentas noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
Maltese
1 entries- regolament noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
Māori
1 entries- rekureihana noun (law or administrative rule)
Navajo
1 entries- bee hazʼáanii noun (law or administrative rule)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- rêkxistin noun (physiological process maintaining homœostasis)
Norwegian
1 entries- regulering noun (law or administrative rule)
Old English
2 entries- metegung noun (act or condition)
- metegung noun (law or administrative rule)
Polish
3 entries- przepis noun (law or administrative rule)
- regulacja noun (act or condition)
- rozporządzenie noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
Portuguese
4 entries- regulamento noun (law or administrative rule)
- regulamento noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
- regulação noun (mechanism controlling DNA transcription)
- regulação noun (physiological process maintaining homœostasis)
Romanian
4 entries- reglare noun (act or condition)
- reglementare noun (law or administrative rule)
- reglementare noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
- regulament noun (law or administrative rule)
Russian
4 entries- пра́вило noun (law or administrative rule)
- предписа́ние noun (law or administrative rule)
- регла́мент noun (law or administrative rule)
- уста́в noun (law or administrative rule)
Sanskrit
2 entries- विधान noun (act or condition)
- विधान noun (law or administrative rule)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- uredba noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
Slovak
1 entries- nariadenie noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
Spanish
3 entries- reglamento noun (law or administrative rule)
- regulación noun (mechanism controlling DNA transcription)
- regulación noun (physiological process maintaining homœostasis)
Swedish
2 entries- förordning noun (EU: self-effecting legislative act)
- reglering noun (law or administrative rule)
Tagalog
2 entries- alituntunin noun (act or condition)
- alituntunin noun (law or administrative rule)
Turkish
2 entries- düzenleme noun (law or administrative rule)
- regülasyon noun (act or condition)
Ukrainian
1 entries- регулювання noun (act or condition)
Vietnamese
1 entries- chế độ noun (law or administrative rule)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
We should do away with this regulation.
Source: tatoeba (54679)
This new regulation is wigscratchingly difficult.
Source: tatoeba (1250857)
This regulation will take effect from next year.
Source: tatoeba (2130505)
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