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regulate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | govern, order, regularise, regularize |
| Type of | decide, make up one's mind, determine |
| Has types | standardise, zone, district, standardize |
| Derivation | regulation, regulator, regulating |
We cannot regulate the way people dress.
This town likes to regulate.
Examples of regulate
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It's also why regulators have to be independent of the industries they regulate.
From the sfgate.com
I do think the SEC will be given authority to register and regulate hedge funds.
From the businessweek.com
The Treasury secretary asked them to preserve the Fed's power to regulate banks.
From the online.wsj.com
It has significantly expanded the power of the government to regulate abortions.
From the kentucky.com
Until recently, gas-powered lawn mowers were not required to regulate emissions.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Most disturbing, the U.S. government cannot possibly regulate the global market.
From the time.com
California is one of six states that do not regulate private in-home caregivers.
From the sacbee.com
The City won't vote for Ed Miliband, nor will it help him regulate its excesses.
From the telegraph.co.uk
That's not to say that Congress can regulate commerce by unconstitutional means.
From the theatlantic.com
- Fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"
- Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
- Determine: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
- Baffle: check the emission of (sound)
- (regulated) controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law; "well regulated industries"; "houses with regulated temperature"
- (regulating) regulation: the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"
- "Regulate" is a 1994 song performed by Warren G and Nate Dogg. Released in the summer of 1994, the track appears on the soundtrack to the film Above the Rim and later Warren G.'s album Regulate...G Funk Era. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart . ...
- (Regulation (European Union)) A regulation is a legislative act of the European Union that becomes immediately enforceable as law in all member states simultaneously. Regulations can be distinguished from directives which, at least in principle, need to be transposed into national law. ...
- (Regulation (law)) A regulation is a form of secondary legislation issued by a government minister under the authority of primary legislation. Regulations are used to make the detailed arrangements which give effect to the intent and purpose of primary legislation. ...
