Type and usage of regulation from BoostVocab

regulation

/,rɛɡjʊ'leɪʃən/

noun
the act of controlling or directing according to rule
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"fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"

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regulating

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control
noun
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
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"short haircuts were the regulation"

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rule

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conception construct concept
noun
the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
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regularisation regularization

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control
noun
an authoritative rule
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ordinance

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prescript rule
noun
(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
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biological process organic process
adjective
prescribed by or according to regulation
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"regulation army equipment"

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standard
noun
the state of being controlled or governed
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ascendancy dominance ascendency ascendence ascendance control

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