self-regulatory

adjective

self-reg·​u·​la·​to·​ry ˌself-ˈre-gyə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce self-regulatory (audio)
 also  -ˈrā-
: serving or tending to regulate oneself or itself
a self-regulatory industry
… the ABA [American Bar Association] worries that perhaps lawyers will lose a measure of self-regulatory power.The National Law Journal

Examples of self-regulatory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Now, seventy years after the creation of the self-regulatory body Comics Code Authority, the infamous comics company is blasting out of the crypt and returning with a brand new line of comics. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024 The challenges lodged against Comcast marketing were filed with the advertising industry's self-regulatory system run by BBB National Programs. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024 Indian streamers currently adhere to a self-regulatory digital media ethics code suggested by the government in 2021. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023 Photo: DirecTV DirecTV will modify some of its football-season ads following a complaint from the National Football League and an unfavorable ruling from an ad-industry self-regulatory group. Katie Deighton, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2023 Consumers can also access any disciplinary history of brokers at the BrokerCheck website maintained by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the self-regulatory organization for the brokerage industry. Bernice Napach, wsj.com, 24 Oct. 2023 The National Advertising Division (NAD), part of the advertising industry's self-regulatory system run by BBB National Programs, ruled against Comcast after a challenge lodged by T-Mobile. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2023 The approval comes from the National Futures Association, a self-regulatory body designated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, nearly two years after Coinbase applied to register as a futures merchant. Allison Morrow, CNN, 16 Aug. 2023 Consumer advocates have also criticized self-regulatory bodies as a diversion for policymakers, derailing legislation needed to rein in the industry’s abuses. Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, 26 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-regulatory was in 1875

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“Self-regulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-regulatory. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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