Synonyms of regulatory

regulatory

adjective

as in parliamentary

formal making or concerned with making official rules about what is acceptable in a particular business, activity, etc.

a regulatory agency

They are seeking regulatory approval for the merger.

Related Words

• parliamentary
• governmental
• official
• executive
• ministerial
• bureaucratic
• administrative
• supervisory
• managerial
• directorial
• authoritarian
• despotic
• dictatorial

Dissimilar Words

• nonsupervisory
• nonmanagerial

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of regulatory

The companies plan to identify possible end users and host sites, examine regulatory requirements and develop feasibility and project materials. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

My eight years as a Doral legislative analyst and my current regulatory consulting work give me the practical experience needed for Silla 4. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Organizations should understand how vendors handle data and what legal and regulatory requirements apply to its use. — Eleonora Liapina, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

RedBird and Puck have signed an agreement for the investment, and the deal is expected to close in about a month, pending regulatory approval. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Broadcasters use a part of the public transmission spectrum, which gives the FCC large regulatory sway. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

During that period, commissioners took 17,742 regulatory actions for pesticide violations of all types, but only 4,885 resulted in fines or referrals to district attorneys for possible prosecution, according to the data. — Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Impact of federal legislation Data centers are regulated at the state and local levels because there is no overarching regulatory framework at the federal level. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Navigating more crowded airspace also requires regulatory approval. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026