regulatory

adjective

as in parliamentary
formal making or concerned with making official rules about what is acceptable in a particular business, activity, etc. a regulatory agency They are seeking regulatory approval for the merger.

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Recent Examples of regulatory But the tricky bit is doing so without eviscerating Congress’ regulatory powers across a lot of different dimensions, including criminal law, that the justices may also think important. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 Gemini's agents can assist with contract review and redlining, legal and policy research, regulatory monitoring, drafting NDAs, preparing documents for redaction, creating contracting playbooks and handling data-subject access requests. — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Why the data matters For advanced reactor developers, experimental validation is an important part of moving from a conceptual design toward a system that can eventually undergo regulatory review and testing. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 In their discussions, economists and policymakers debated the regulatory challenges in a world where tokenization is revolutionizing how financial assets are held and transferred. — Maria Eloisa Capurro, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 Whether companies have the confidence to make those investments depends, in part, on whether our regulatory system provides predictable outcomes. — Robin Rossenfeld, Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulatory
  1. parliamentary
  2. governmental
  3. official
  4. executive
Adjective
  • Ukraine has a difficult winter ahead and there are fears Russia may launch a new wave of mobilization following parliamentary elections later this month.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
  • That, in turn, has led Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing parliamentary majority to announce plans to overhaul the judiciary, including removing its horizontal-review power.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of parliamentary
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  • Are there other parties that might have helpful data, including private companies or other governmental entities?
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In April 2024, she was arrested and booked on charges of indecent exposure, soliciting prostitution and obstructing governmental operations.
    — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of governmental
Adjective
  • Former employees said Monday was coincidentally the day their layoffs from the hospital became official after months of furlough.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike park visitors rafting on the river or camping in the canyon overnight, day hikers do not need an official permit to walk to the canyon trails.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of official
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  • The extra space helps bring in a crowd of A-list celebrities and influencers, said Lander Otegui, executive vice president of marketing and innovation for Dobel’s parent company, Proximo Spirits.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Cook will remain at Apple in a new role, serving as executive chairman.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of executive

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“Regulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulatory. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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