Thesaurus results for REGULATIONS

regulations

noun

plural of regulation

as in rules

a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity it's against community regulations to leave your trash on the curb for more than two days

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as in operations

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something the owner seldom visited the plant and did not take an active part in the regulation of the company

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as in oversights

the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control the regulation of the soccer team was left entirely to the head coach and her assistants

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Recent Examples of regulations Protesters argue that the measure was misleading without an exact date set; the spokesperson pointed WCCO to several initiatives that the county is working through to repurpose HERC while staying within the bounds of waste management regulations. —

Conor Wight, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026 Our research examines how factors such as price-transparency regulations influence patient choices. —

Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026 The report said state responses to the federal changes have varied, creating a patchwork of different regulations. —

N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 Failure to account for these fast-changing nuances would produce regulations that, at best, don’t work, and could actively cause harm. —

Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026 Mamdani has also spent much of his effort directing New Yorkers’ attention to the nuts and bolts of city government, like filling potholes and enforcing workplace regulations, carting a jumbo calendar to his press conferences across the city to highlight his work in his first stretch of governance. —

Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, the regulations meant to protect historic buildings are being weakened. —

Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026 The committee will support the city’s economic development through business outreach and support; economic development strategies and initiatives; policies and regulations to support business retention, attraction and expansion; and long-term economic vitality strategies. —

Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026 The county changed its stance with new regulations in December that allowed ultralight access within certain guidelines, which pilots have claimed are overly-restrictive and cost-prohibitive for hobbyists who fly the relatively inexpensive aircraft. —

Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026

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Federal rules required that phone carriers be able to track the locations of phones for emergency services; Altman struck deals with carriers to tap these capabilities for the company’s use.

— Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The rules are riddled with conditional exemptions that even experienced attorneys struggle to interpret.

— Tom Manzo, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026