self-regulated

[ self-reg-yuh-ley-tid, self- ]

adjective

1. governed or controlled from within; self-regulating.

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-regulated¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Mr. Diamond should be sacked,” said Mann, “and LIBOR should be regulated rather than self-regulated.

From The Daily Beast

Financial innovation, such as mortgage securitization, was on balance beneficial and excesses were likely to be self-regulated.

From The Daily Beast

What we call nature is a certain self-regulated motion or change.

From Project Gutenberg

His reasons for action were in most cases self-evolved and entirely self-regulated.

From Project Gutenberg

The watch is perpetually self-wound and self-regulated and self-repaired.

From Project Gutenberg