regulator

4 definitions • 6 examples

a device used to control things such as the speed of a clock, the temperature in a room, etc.

an official who makes certain that the companies who operate a system, such as the national electricity supply, work effectively and fairly

a person or organization whose job is to control an activity or process and make certain that it operates as it should:

Federal regulators prepare to set stricter rules for cars and fuel.

a person or an organization that checks whether a business is working according to official rules or laws:

The financial regulator has some limited powers to fine directors or companies.

The companies will have to present annual reports to the independent regulator to show what progress they are making in delivering community benefits.

Cost savings are essential if we have to live with the 15-20% price cut proposed by the industry regulator.

banking/communications/energy regulator The move was announced by the state's chief banking regulator.

a media/securities/rail regulator