regulations
noun
Form of regulation , plural of regulation.
Simple meaning
A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɹɛɡjəˈleɪʃənz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
plural of regulation
A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
plural of regulation
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.
plural of regulation
An authoritative rule
plural of regulation
The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
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This meaning: A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
Used this way, regulations is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a legal use: the wording is institutional and carries a defined meaning in law rather than a loose everyday one.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Law/legal
- Government/politics
- Academic writing
Usage note
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An authoritative rule.
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