SINCE 1828
anti-regulatory
adjective
an·ti-reg·u·la·to·ry
| \ ˌan-tē-ˈre-gyə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē
, ˌan-tī- also -ˈrā-\
, ˌan-tī- also -ˈrā-\
variants:
or less commonly antiregulatory
Definition of anti-regulatory
: characterized by or expressing opposition to government regulation
The plan was instantly and angrily denounced by the hospital industry and anti-regulatory conservatives.— Lawrence D. Brown
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