The meaning of Regulation

verb

Take action; do something.

Usage examples:

They urged washington to act

noun

A thing done; a deed.

Usage examples:

A criminal act

abbreviation

Advance corporation tax.

noun

A small alteration or movement made to achieve a desired fit, appearance, or result.

Usage examples:

I've made a few adjustments to my diet

noun

A slight change made to something to make it fit, work better, or be more suitable, or the act of making such a change

Usage examples:

A small adjustment at the right place can make a significant difference., if the colour does not ap…

noun

The process or activity of running a business, organization, etc.

Usage examples:

The day-to-day administration of the company

noun

The management or control of an organization

Usage examples:

[ u ] he’s studying business administration., [ c ] the clinton administration has been full of sur…

noun

The activity of managing or dealing with a business activity

Usage examples:

Administration of the scheme is costly in terms of time., she studied business administration at ne…

verb

Put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall.

Usage examples:

A mug that she balanced on her knee

noun

An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.

Usage examples:

She lost her balance and fell

noun

A situation in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions.

Usage examples:

The obligations of political balance in broadcasting

noun

A law made by local government that only relates to its particular region

Usage examples:

Taxi drivers in the city are controlled by very stringent bylaws and licensing conditions., under t…

noun

A general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged.

Usage examples:

The appointment violated the canons of fair play and equal opportunity

noun

A member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral, especially one who is a member of the chapter.

Usage examples:

He was appointed canon of christ church, oxford

noun

Archaic spelling of canyon.

verb

Give an authoritative or peremptory order.

Usage examples:

A gruff voice commanded us to enter

noun

An authoritative order.

Usage examples:

He obeyed her commands without question

verb

An authoritative direction or instruction to do something

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

Usage examples:

The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Usage examples:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

noun

An official order that has the force of law.

Usage examples:

The decree guaranteed freedom of assembly

verb

Order (something) by decree.

Usage examples:

The president decreed that the military was to be streamlined

noun

An order or statement of an official decision

Usage examples:

He refused to carry out the board’s decree., [ + that clause ] the olympic charter decrees that the…

verb

State or order authoritatively.

Usage examples:

The tsar's attempts to dictate policy

noun

An order or principle that must be obeyed.

Usage examples:

The dictates of fashion

verb

A guiding principle

noun

A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.

Usage examples:

The dicta of high court judges

noun

A short statement, especially one expressing advice or a general truth

Usage examples:

He followed the famous american dictum "don't get mad, get even".

noun

An official or authoritative instruction.

Usage examples:

A new ec directive

adjective

Involving the management or guidance of operations.

Usage examples:

The authority is seeking a directive role in energy policy

noun

An official instruction or order

Usage examples:

A federal directive forbids fund-raising in government offices.

noun

An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.

Usage examples:

Clovis issued an edict protecting church property

noun

A formal authorization or proposition; a decree.

Usage examples:

The reforms left most prices fixed by government fiat

noun

The giving of orders by someone who has complete authority

Usage examples:

The general ruled by fiat for eight years after seizing power.

noun

An authoritative warning or order.

Usage examples:

Commands and injunctions, as i suggested, punctuate the text from the outset.

noun

An official order given by a court, usually to stop someone from doing something

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the court has issued an injunction to prevent distribution of the book.

noun

An official order to do or not do something, which is given by a court of law

Usage examples:

Ask for/seek/request an injunction the board is seeking an injunction against the hostile takeover.…

noun

Careful examination or scrutiny.

Usage examples:

On closer inspection it looked like a fossil

noun

The act of looking at something carefully in order to discover information

Usage examples:

[ u ] at first she suspected that the letter was a forgery, but on closer inspection (= looked at m…

noun

The act of looking at something carefully to check its quality or condition

Usage examples:

Carry out/make an inspection normally you will carry out an inspection of the goods as soon as poss…

noun

The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

Usage examples:

Shooting the birds is against the law

noun

A hill, typically one that is round or conical in shape.

Usage examples:

I had a lovely walk up north berwick law today

noun

The process of dealing with or controlling things or people.

Usage examples:

The management of the economy

noun

An official order or commission to do something.

Usage examples:

A mandate to seek the release of political prisoners

verb

Give (someone) authority to act in a certain way.

Usage examples:

The rightful king was mandated and sanctioned by god

noun

Authority to act in a particular way given to a government or a person, esp. as a result of a vote or ruling

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the president secured a congressional mandate to send troops to bosnia., the la…

noun

The exertion of a modifying or controlling influence on something.

Usage examples:

Endorphins in the body are responsible for the modulation of pain sensation

noun

A change in the style, loudness, etc. of something such as your voice in order to achieve an effect or express an emotion

Usage examples:

The minister has evidently practised the modulation of her voice., the actors sit on stools and pre…

verb

Observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.

Usage examples:

Equipment was installed to monitor air quality

noun

A device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of something.

Usage examples:

A heart monitor

noun

A television receiver used in a studio to select or verify the picture being broadcast from a particular camera.

Usage examples:

The playback can be displayed on an external television screen or monitor

noun

The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.

Usage examples:

I filed the cards in alphabetical order

verb

Give an authoritative instruction to do something.

Usage examples:

She ordered me to leave

verb

Logical arrangement of different elements

noun

An authoritative order.

Usage examples:

The details regarding the narrow limits that exist on the right to use these rooms and tight contro…

noun

A law or rule made by a government or authority

Usage examples:

A city ordinance forbids the parking of cars in this area.

noun

A law, usually one made by a city or regional government

Usage examples:

The ordinance would require apartment managers to verify that renters are us citizens., under the o…

verb

Supervise (a person or their work), especially in an official capacity.

Usage examples:

The home secretary oversees the police service

verb

To watch and manage a job or activity

Usage examples:

As marketing manager, her job is to oversee all the company’s advertising.

verb

To watch or organize a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly

Usage examples:

As marketing manager, her job is to oversee all the company's advertising., the capital management …

noun

The maintenance of law and order by a police force.

Usage examples:

A ten-point plan to improve policing

verb

(of a police force) have the duty of maintaining law and order in or at (an area or event).

noun

The work of the police force

Usage examples:

Policing differs from town to town, from country to country., policing resources are of much better…

abbreviation

Pair.

Usage examples:

Patterned gloves, £7.99/pr

abbreviation

Proportional representation.

Usage examples:

Pr has been a success in germany

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 59, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series.

noun

An instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be issued with a medicine or treatment.

Usage examples:

He scribbled a prescription for tranquillizers

noun

A doctor’s written direction for the medicine that someone needs and how it is to be used, or the medicine itself

Usage examples:

The doctor gave me prescriptions for antibiotics and cough syrup., the drugstore called to say your…

noun

A doctor's written instruction for the medicine that someone needs and for how it should be used

Usage examples:

These drugs are only available on prescription., the doctor wrote him a prescription for two tablet…

noun

An established or official way of doing something.

Usage examples:

The police are now reviewing procedures

noun

An order or method of doing something

Usage examples:

[ u ] it’s standard procedure for those at the top of the list to be called first., defense lawyers…

noun

A set of actions which is the usual or official way of doing something

Usage examples:

Procedure for sth the company has introduced new procedures for dealing with customer complaints., …

noun

A public or official announcement dealing with a matter of great importance.

Usage examples:

The issuing by the monarch of a proclamation dissolving parliament

noun

A public announcement, or the act of making it

noun

A formal or authoritative announcement or declaration.

Usage examples:

Distrust of the pronouncements of politicians was endemic

noun

An official or formal statement

noun

A thing that is needed or wanted.

Usage examples:

Choose the type of window that suits your requirements best

noun

Something needed or necessary

Usage examples:

Previous experience is one of the requirements for the job.

noun

What is wanted or needed by someone

Usage examples:

I've been asked to estimate our budget requirements for next year., meet/suit sb's requirements the…

noun

One of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct or procedure within a particular area of activity.

Usage examples:

The rules of cricket

verb

Short for australian rules.

noun

An accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed to do

Usage examples:

The company's chief executive failed to enforce federal workplace rules., if you broke the rule, yo…

noun

An authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially one made by a judge.

Usage examples:

The ruling was reversed in the appeal court

adjective

Currently exercising authority or influence.

Usage examples:

The ruling coalition

verb

Exercise ultimate power or authority over (an area and its people).

Usage examples:

The region today is ruled by elected politicians

noun

The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

Usage examples:

A romantic house in a wonderful setting beside the river wye

verb

Put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.

Usage examples:

Delaney set the mug of tea down

verb

Group (pupils or students) in sets according to ability.

noun

A written law passed by a legislative body.

Usage examples:

The act consolidated statutes dealing with non-fatal offences

noun

A law that has been formally approved and written down

Usage examples:

[ u ] the salaries of most federal workers are set by statute.

noun

A law that has been formally approved and recorded

Usage examples:

Many state and federal statutes already cover identity theft., by statute a christmas bonus is not …

noun

The management or arrangement of an activity or organization; supervision.

Usage examples:

The school was under the superintendence of the nuns of the convent

noun

The action of supervising someone or something.

Usage examples:

He was placed under the supervision of a probation officer

noun

The activity of managing a department, project, etc. and of making sure that things are done correctly and according to the rules

Usage examples:

Supervision of sb/sth supervision of capital markets will help to mobilize resources for investment…

noun

The operation or activity of two or more things at the same time or rate.

Usage examples:

Lack of synchronization between the dancers made it look clumsy

noun

The action or process of tuning something.

Usage examples:

An electronic instrument requires no tuning

verb

Adjust (a musical instrument) to the correct or uniform pitch.

Usage examples:

He tuned the harp for me

noun

The way an instrument or a string on an instrument is tuned

Usage examples:

The tuning on this piano is awful.