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

The inquiry found politicians and the press had been too close, and that a new self-regulated body independent of serving editors, government and business should be established.

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"The fisheries are mostly self-regulated with some places that have closures and limits on what kind of net you can use. We may need to strengthen some of those restrictions, if possible, to maintain the harvest of this fish."

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Not only do we need to rewrite the biology books, but the new findings provide new data to support trophic rewilding, which is the restoration of biodiverse, self-regulated ecosystems via the re-establishment of food-web processes, notably as mediated by wild megafauna species.

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“A lot of people don’t realize that the medical profession is largely self-regulated, which makes it really hard for patients to figure out if their doctors are properly trained and competent until it is too late,” said Ruby Aliment, an attorney for the clients.

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The types of server-based, invite-gated, self-regulated, not-for-profit networks putting themselves forward as Twitter alternatives don’t have advertising, depend on generous fundraising, and keep their distance from the algorithm-centric timelines that characterize Facebook, Instagram, and of course Twitter.

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