regulation.

1. Control of an activity through official rules or standards.

2. The control of a process so that it stays within a desired range or condition.

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Words that belong together

• financial regulation
• safety regulation

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Effective regulation depends on credible enforcement.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular regulation; plural regulations. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.