deregulation
noun
de·reg·u·la·tion
(ˌ)dē-ˌre-gyə-ˈlā-shən 
: the act or process of removing restrictions and regulations
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The tax-rate cuts that came beginning in 1978, and then progressively under Reagan in the 1980s, with deregulation were what made the habitat for inflation impossible.
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Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Carter’s success with airline deregulation in 1978—and Republican pickups in the midterm elections—lowered the political barriers to further deregulation.
—Paul Matzko / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
There are legal constraints as to what the FCC can and can’t do but also a question of just how much big media will benefit from a more lenient deal climate and the deregulation expected from the incoming administration.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
If anything, 20th-century fights are emerging as plausible areas of bipartisan consensus, with Republicans seemingly receptive to labor and spending on infrastructure, while Democrats seem more open to deregulation and supply-side remedies to problems like housing and energy.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Carter’s success with airline deregulation in 1978—and Republican pickups in the midterm elections—lowered the political barriers to further deregulation.
—Paul Matzko / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
There are legal constraints as to what the FCC can and can’t do but also a question of just how much big media will benefit from a more lenient deal climate and the deregulation expected from the incoming administration.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
If anything, 20th-century fights are emerging as plausible areas of bipartisan consensus, with Republicans seemingly receptive to labor and spending on infrastructure, while Democrats seem more open to deregulation and supply-side remedies to problems like housing and energy.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Deregulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deregulation. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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