Definition of Regulatory

1. Adjective. Restricting according to rules or principles. "A regulatory gene"

Exact synonyms: Regulative
Similar to: Restrictive
Derivative terms: Regulate

Definition of Regulatory

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to regulation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Regulatory

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Regulatory

regulatability
regulatable
regulate
regulated
regulates
regulating
regulation
regulation time
regulations
regulative
regulato
regulator
regulator gene
regulatorily
regulators
regulatory (current term)
regulatory T-cell
regulatory agency
regulatory albuminuria
regulatory authority
regulatory cell proliferation kinase
regulatory enzyme
regulatory gene
regulatory offence
regulatory offense
regulatory region
regulatory regions or sequences
regulatory sequence
reguli
reguline

Literary usage of Regulatory

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oecd Economic Surveys by OECD Economic Surveys (2005)
"The regulatory framework: Cross-sectoral considerations Overview and main issues regulatory reform in network industries has been guided by three principles ..."

2. The Growth of Federal User Charges by Pearl W. Richardson (1994)
"regulatory Fees regulatory fees more than tripled between 1980 and 1991 ... regulatory fees constitute a small but growing share of total user charges, ..."

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