regulation
Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
The English word “regulation” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
- A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
- 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.
- A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.
- Mechanism controlling DNA transcription.
- Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis.
adjective
- In conformity with applicable rules and regulations.
Etymology
From regulate + -ion.
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