variants:
or antiregulation
Definition of anti-regulation
: characterized by or expressing opposition to government regulation : anti-regulatory If you pay any attention to national politics, you have probably detected a certain anti-government, anti-regulation sentiment in some quarters.— Melissa Anderson, Automotive Design & Production, 1 Nov. 2011
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The first known use of anti-regulation was in 1893
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