- regulation
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 control of sthADJECTIVE▪ strict, tight, tough▪
those opposed to tighter regulation of banks
▪ increased▪ excessive▪Businesses should be free from excessive government regulation.
▪ federal, government, governmental, international, official, professional, public, state▪ legal, statutory▪ voluntary▪ economic, environmental, financial▪ price, temperatureVERB + REGULATION▪ call for, demand▪They are calling for tighter regulation of the industry.
▪ introduce▪ be subject to▪Food additives are subject to government regulation.
PREPOSITION▪ regulation by▪regulation by local authorities
▪ regulation of▪the regulation of the medical profession
2 (usually regulations) law/ruleADJECTIVE▪ strict, stringent, tight, tough▪The act imposes more stringent regulations on atmospheric pollution.
▪Tighter regulations come into force next year.
▪ burdensome (esp. AmE), restrictive▪ lax▪The company took advantage of the country's lax environmental regulations.
▪ draft, proposed▪ new▪ current, existing▪ emergency▪ statutory▪ building (esp. BrE), fire, highway (AmE), hygiene (esp. BrE), planning (esp. BrE), safety, traffic, etc.▪The restaurant owner admitted 13 breaches of food hygiene regulations.
▪ EU, federal, government, international, official▪ prison, schoolVERB + REGULATION▪ comply with, conform to, meet, observe, satisfy▪To comply with government hygiene regulations, there must be a separate sink for hand washing.
▪ breach, break, contravene, flout, violate▪ adopt, bring in, enact (both esp. AmE), impose, introduce, issue, make▪States are enacting new laws and regulations.
▪These restrictions are set out in regulations made by the minister.
▪ liberalize, relax▪The government is under pressure to relax censorship regulations.
▪ tighten▪ enforce▪In practice, the regulations are rarely enforced.
REGULATION + VERB▪ be designed to▪The regulations are designed to encourage lower consumption of water.
▪ control sth, govern sth, protect sth▪regulations governing trade and industry
▪ dictate sth, impose sth, mandate sth (esp. AmE), prescribe sth, require sth, specify sth, stipulate sth▪There will be stricter regulations dictating which foods are allowed in schools.
▪Regulations require water authorities to test sea water for bacteria.
▪ limit sth, restrict sth▪ ban sth, forbid sth, prohibit sth▪The regulations ban the use of genetically modified organisms.
▪ permit sth▪ apply (to sth)▪These regulations apply to all cows sold after June 1998.
▪ come into forceREGULATION + NOUN▪ uniform▪She was wearing the regulation school uniform.
PREPOSITION▪ against (the) regulations▪It's against safety regulations to leave these doors open.
▪ in (the) regulation▪The limits are specified in the regulations.
▪ under (the) regulation▪Under the new regulations, each worker must have a rest every two hours.
▪ regulations concerning, regulations regarding▪There are strict regulations concerning the adoption of children.
▪ regulation on▪regulations on hygiene
PHRASES▪ a breach of the regulations▪ compliance with a regulation▪ in accordance with (the) regulations▪The notice is in accordance with Regulation 7.
▪ rules and regulations{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}adj.Regulation is used with these nouns: ↑uniform
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
