overregulation

[oh-ver-reg-yuhl-ay-shuhn]

noun

1. the act, fact, or result of regulating an industry, sport, etc., excessively or too restrictively.

Example Sentences

Her comments add to growing fears that Europe is lagging behind the United States and China when it comes to AI, with proponents of the technology blaming issues from overregulation to underinvestment.

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Capital has been built up as a result of overregulation.

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Overregulation is America’s great disadvantage in the tech competition with China.

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Admitting that green neuroses and general overregulation of everything are responsible for the decline of Europe’s steel industry would be embarrassing for Brussels.

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While adjusting to rapid economic changes, European leaders are also still reeling from when Vance gave them a stern rebuke at the Munich security conference in February, when he warned against overregulation and advocated listening to all corners of the political spectrum — including Germany’s far-right party.

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