Regulations

/ˌɹɛɡjəˈleɪʃənz/ noun

The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

What it means

  1. (noun) The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
  2. (noun) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
  3. (noun) A type of law made by the executive branch of government, usually by virtue of a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so.
  4. (noun) (European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.
  5. (noun) Mechanism controlling DNA transcription.
  6. (noun) Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis.

Letter analysis

  • Regulations contains 11 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
  • It uses 11 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 4.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 12.

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Common questions

What does Regulations mean?

The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

How many letters are in Regulations?

Regulations has 11 letters.

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