self-regulated
[ self-reg-yuh-ley-tid, self- ]
adjective
governed or controlled from within; self-regulating.
Origin of self-regulated
1First recorded in 1840–50
Words Nearby self-regulated
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How to use self-regulated in a sentence
Mr. Diamond should be sacked,” said Mann, “and LIBOR should be regulated rather than self-regulated.
Barclays, NatWest, LIBOR: Britain’s ‘Perfect Storm’ of Scandal | Peter Jukes | July 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFinancial innovation, such as mortgage securitization, was on balance beneficial and excesses were likely to be self-regulated.
What we call nature is a certain self-regulated motion or change.
An English Grammar | W. M. Baskervill and J. W. SewellHis reasons for action were in most cases self-evolved and entirely self-regulated.
The Portion of Labor | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanThe watch is perpetually self-wound and self-regulated and self-repaired.
The Breath of Life | John Burroughs
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