Regulation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an authoritative rule

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast
short haircuts were the regulation
fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ordinance regularisation rule regularization regulating

Parts of Speech

noun	an authoritative rule
noun	a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior “it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast”
noun	the state of being controlled or governed
noun	(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
noun	the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
noun	the act of controlling or directing according to rule “fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians”
adjective	prescribed by or according to regulation “regulation army equipment”

Word Forms

regulate	verb	bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularise	verb	make regular or more regular

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verordnung

eine maßgebliche Regel

🇫🇷French

règlement

une règle faisant autorité

🇪🇸Spanish

regulación

una regla autorizada

🇮🇹Italian

regolamento

una regola autorevole

🇳🇱Dutch

verordening

een gezaghebbende regel

🇵🇹Portuguese

regulamento

uma regra autoritária

🇷🇺Russian

регулирование

авторитетное правило

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनियमन

एक आधिकारिक नियम

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রবিধান

একটি কর্তৃত্বমূলক নিয়ম

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒழுங்குமுறை

ஒரு அதிகாரபூர்வமான விதி

🇮🇳Telugu

నియంత్రణ

ఒక అధికార నియమం

🇮🇳Marathi

नियमन

एक अधिकृत नियम

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિયમન

એક અધિકૃત નિયમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ

ಒಂದು ಅಧಿಕೃತ ನಿಯಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിയന്ത്രണം

ഒരു ആധികാരിക നിയമം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਯਮ

ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣਿਕ ਨਿਯਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضابطہ

ایک مستند اصول

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

规定

权威的规则

🇯🇵Japanese

規制

権威ある規則

🇰🇷Korean

규제

권위 있는 규칙

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quy định

một quy tắc có thẩm quyền

🇹🇭Thai

ระเบียบข้อบังคับ

กฎเผด็จการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

peraturan

sebuah aturan yang otoritatif

🇵🇭Filipino

regulasyon

isang makapangyarihang tuntunin

🇲🇾Malay

peraturan

peraturan yang berwibawa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أنظمة

قاعدة موثوقة

🇮🇷Persian

مقررات

یک قانون معتبر

🇹🇷Turkish

düzenleme

yetkili bir kural

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַקָנָה

כלל סמכותי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'regulation'?

The primary meaning of 'regulation' is 'an authoritative rule'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'regulation' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'regulation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'regulation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'regulation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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