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regulatory

UK/ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.lə.t(ɔː.)ɹi/US/ˈɹɛɡ.jə.ləˌtɔ.ɹi/
adjectiveC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,204 of 15,258mostly written

Regulatory means concerned with making and enforcing rules. A regulatory body, regulatory approval, the regulatory burden.

Regulatory capture is the standing worry, where the regulator comes to see the world through the eyes of the industry it oversees. Regulatory approval is the step that decides whether a drug or a merger happens at all.

Definitions of regulatory

  1. 1adjectiveregulatoryConcerned with making and enforcing rules.C1

    “The drug must pass strict regulatory checks before it can be sold.”

regulatory is a quality.

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regulatory in the wild

  • In some jurisdictions, certain aspects of financial supervision are delegated to self-regulatory organizations.

    Financial regulation

  • One cis-regulatory element can regulate several genes, and conversely, one gene can have several cis-regulatory modules.

    Cis-regulatory element

  • Legal regulatory bodies that govern telecommunications systems in different countries are as follows.

    List of telecommunications regulatory bodies

  • The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is a private American corporation that acts as a self-regulatory organization (SRO) that regulates member brokerage firms and exchange markets.

    Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

  • Myelin regulatory factor (MRF), Myelin gene regulatory factor, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYRF gene.

    Myelin regulatory factor

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