regulatory

adjective

Definition of regulatorynext
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 Synonyms for regulatory
  1. parliamentary
  2. official
  3. executive
Adjective
  • Le Pen, the RN party itself, and 24 others — party officials, employees, former lawmakers and parliamentary assistants — are all accused of using European Parliament money to pay staff in France who were working for their party, which at the time was called the National Front.
    Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • For the most part, the government remained in the hands of more centrist politicians, although these parliamentary alliances regularly fell apart as the government was beset with both domestic and international challenges.
    Christine Adams / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of parliamentary
Adjective
  • The passing of the baton is official: British maestro Alexander Shelley will succeed Carl St.Clair as artistic and musical director of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra.
    Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The backpack appears to be pretty slim and sleek, especially compared to SpaceX’s first official Starlink traveling case, which was bulky but roomy enough to hold a second-generation Starlink dish.
    & Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of official
Adjective
  • Bragman is an executive director of education partnerships for Calm Classroom, a program that brings mindfulness to classes.
    Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Tirana Hassan is executive director of Human Rights Watch.
    Tirana Hassan, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of executive
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