Synonyms for regulation
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Noun
1. Rule — A type of law made by the executive branch of a government, usually as authorized by a statute made by the…
law, rule, ordinance, control, government, statute, management, authority, administration, discipline, principle, standard, decree, order, disposition, canon, precept, ordering
Other
adjustment, regularization UK US, regularisation UK
Definitions
- n. 1
A type of law made by the executive branch of a government, usually as authorized by a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so.
Forms
- Plural
- regulations → laws, rules, ordinances, controls…
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A regulation is a limited and often, temporary law, intended to secure some particular end or object.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- management Skillful management made a success of the business.
- rule There are cases where the rule does not hold good.
- statute He got off because of the statute of limitations.
- ordinance From today on this ordinance is history.
By length
- 3 letters
- law1
- 4 letters
- rule1
- 5 letters
- order2, canon2
- 6 letters
- decree2
- 7 letters
- control2, statute2, precept2
- 8 letters
- standard2, ordering3
- 9 letters
- authority4, principle3, ordinance3
- 10 letters
- government3, management3, discipline3, adjustment3
- 11 letters
- disposition4
- 14 letters
- administration5, regularization, regularisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (order2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- règlement
- Italiano
- regolamento
- Español
- reglamento
- Deutsch
- Reglement
- Català
- reglament