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reg-yoo-LAYSHUN/ˌreɡjuˈleɪʃn/

A regulation is an official rule, or the system of control: exam-board regulation; safety regulation. Rule is everyday; law is passed by parliament. Regulation forbids unsealed packs in the staffroom. Uncountable for the activity. Mix-up: regular is usual. Do not call a house style a regulation.

Meaning

An official rule; also the control of an activity by rules.

Examples

• “Exam-board regulation forbids unsealed packs in the staffroom.”
• “Tighter regulation of tutorships featured in the briefing, which is the control sense.”

Good to know

a regulation; under regulation; health and safety regulation. Everyday: rule. Verb: regulate. Boards, Ofsted, and industry. Official rule or oversight.

Near in meaning

rule

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