regulations

7 definitions • 15 examples

an official rule or the act of controlling something:

safety/health/traffic/fire/security regulations

The correct procedure is laid down in the rules and regulations.

government regulation of inflation

according to the rules or the usual way of doing things:

businessmen in their regulation pinstripe suits

It's regulation to wear suits at the office.

a regulation football pitch

the chemical and nerve processes that allow people to adjust to changes in themselves and their environment so that they can continue to live

the rules or systems that are used by a person or organization to control an activity or process, or the action of controlling the activity or process:

[ C ] federal safety regulations

[ U ] She favors government regulation of health-care systems.

an official rule or law:

They are introducing new policies and regulations for e-commerce.

environmental/safety/ import regulations

There are far too many rules and regulations.

the activity of checking that a business is following official rules or laws:

This affects the operation and regulation of the accounting profession.

They are looking at the replacement of government regulation by self-regulation and market mechanisms.

used to describe official clothes or equipment used by people in a particular type of work:

All flight attendants are required to wear regulation uniform.

Security staff are issued with regulation kit.