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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Critics worry the deregulation push could allow AI companies to evade accountability should their tools harm consumers.
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Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
By asking the Court to strike down limits on party–candidate coordination, the NRSC is pressing for a shift that would give national party committees far greater control over campaigns and accelerate the post–Citizens United trend of campaign-finance deregulation.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The Washington remedies included deficit reduction, deregulation, privatization, and removing barriers to international flows of goods and financial capital.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
But such deregulation has run into opposition.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2025
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Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
By asking the Court to strike down limits on party–candidate coordination, the NRSC is pressing for a shift that would give national party committees far greater control over campaigns and accelerate the post–Citizens United trend of campaign-finance deregulation.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The Washington remedies included deficit reduction, deregulation, privatization, and removing barriers to international flows of goods and financial capital.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
But such deregulation has run into opposition.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Deregulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deregulation. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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