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regulation

/ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/

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From regulate + -ion.

noun regulations

uncountable The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
countable A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization. Army regulations state a soldier AWOL over 30 days is a deserter.
countable, in plural, often, uncountable 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, singular A numbered provision within such kind of legislation. 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.
European Union, countable, uncountable A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.
countable, uncountable Mechanism controlling DNA transcription.
countable, uncountable Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis.

adjective

not comparable In conformity with applicable rules and regulations. It is regulation that these directives are to be destroyed on receipt.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rule, ordinance, standard, regulating, statute, law, administering, rulemaking, regulatory, bylaw, policy, regulate, acquis, supervision, legislation, lawmaking

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noun act or condition

日本語	規制 kisei
Deutsch	Regeln
Italiano	regola
Ελληνικά	ρύθμιση rýthmisi
Română	reglare, regulă

noun law or administrative rule

Español	reglamento
한국어	규칙 gyuchik
日本語	規則 kisóku
中文	規則 /规则 guīzé, 規例 /规例 guīlì
हिन्दी	विनियम viniyam
Português	regulamento
Français	règlement, réglementation
Deutsch	Regelung, Regulativ, Bestimmung
Italiano	regolamento
Ελληνικά	κανονισμός kanonismós
Română	reglementare, regulament
Русский	уста́в ustáv, пра́вило právilo, регла́мент regláment, предписа́ние predpisánije
Tiếng Việt	chế độ
العربية	تَنْظِيم tanẓīm

noun EU: self-effecting legislative act

Português	regulamento
Français	règlement
Deutsch	Verordnung
Italiano	regolamento
Ελληνικά	κανονισμός kanonismós
Română	regulament, reglementare

noun mechanism controlling DNA transcription

Español	regulación
Português	regulação
Français	régulation
Italiano	regolazione

noun physiological process maintaining homœostasis

Español	regulación
Português	regulação
Français	régulation
Italiano	regolazione

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@misc{regulation_2026,
  title = {regulation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/regulation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}