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Definition of deregulation
: the act or process of removing restrictions and regulations
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Recent Examples of deregulation from the Web
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The index is up roughly 18 percent since Trump’s election, an event that unleashed a market rally on expectations of tax cuts, deregulation and infrastructure spending.
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Under EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency has moved into a new chapter of deregulation on industry.
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That circumstance is a consequence of deregulation and consolidation in the American airline market.
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The law, which requires banks to lend in low-income and minority communities, has long been criticized by some conservative lawmakers but has not been a focus of deregulation efforts.
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This president’s deregulation agenda, particularly in the energy space, is making a substantial impact around the country.
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To critics, the megamergers, deregulation and gut punches to many industries set the table for the Great Recession and slow growth.
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There is significant debate as to whether this is true, but the FCC is now moving ahead with deregulation regardless.
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Finally, deregulation of inane child care regulations, such as Washington, D.C.'s new requirement that child care workers obtain college degrees, will make work economically practical.
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First Known Use of deregulation
1963
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