regulatory

[ reg-yuh-luh-tawr-ee ]

/ ˈrɛg yə ləˌtɔr i /

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adjective

of or relating to the control or direction of an activity by a set of rules, laws, etc.:The Coast Guard is to be commended for this current regulatory effort, as their proposed restriction addresses many concerns of the seafaring community.

of or relating to the adjustment of a device, system, or organic function so as to meet a standard or the requirements of good operation:Earth's climate is a highly complex system with its own regulatory mechanisms.

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Sometimes reg·u·la·tive

[reg-yuh-ley-tiv, -yuh-luh-tiv] /ˈrɛg yəˌleɪ tɪv, -yə lə tɪv/ .

Origin of regulatory

regulat(e) + -ory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM regulatory

an·ti·reg·u·la·to·ry, adjectivenon·reg·u·la·to·ry, adjectiveun·reg·u·la·to·ry, adjective

How to use regulatory in a sentence

The state’s reputation suffered a major blow in 2018, when a woman living at Hacienda, a government-regulated institution in Phoenix, gave birth to a full-term baby boy on New Year’s Eve.
People with Developmental Disabilities Were Promised Help. Instead, They Face Delays and Denials.|by Amy Silverman for Arizona Daily Star, with data analysis by Alex Devoid, Arizona Daily Star|November 5, 2020|ProPublica
Concerns that Ant Financial was too lightly regulated have been long-standing.
Will the world’s biggest IPO face a valuation ding after its delay?|Lucinda Shen|November 4, 2020|Fortune
Back Bay’s Running Face Mask sports a comfortable cooling fabric that regulates your body temperature to prevent overheating on your face.
Gift Guide: What you need to work(out) from home|Rachel King|November 2, 2020|Fortune
If their current attempts to regulate those businesses fizzle it’s clear that they’ll regroup and will try again.
‘There’s a plausible deniability aspect’: Why marketers are sitting on the sidelines in the regulatory fights against big tech|Seb Joseph|November 2, 2020|Digiday

That, plus not having any regulated requirements to do so, left very few companies publicly reporting their D&I stats.
How Fortune is holding top companies accountable to their promises on diversity and inclusion|Kayleigh Barber|November 2, 2020|Digiday
Intention in such matters was of primary importance, since all duties were likely to be regulative to some extent.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
The new regulative power is determined by the mass and gravity of the earth.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851|Various
In the latter, regulative power would really reside in the judicial branch of the government.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
The regulative power of the Federal government over routes and the division of joint rates is satisfactorily upheld.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
The former is in a sense a regulative and conservative principle which lays down limits beyond which variation may not stray.
Form and Function|E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

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