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

Singapore is leveraging its scarce land, energy, and population to bolster its regulatory and agenda-setting power over data centers and sustainability. — Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Last month, his companies became the focus of two federal inquiries and a Delaware insurance regulatory review. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

The president’s remarks come five weeks after his mining minister directed Tata Chemicals to suspend operations at one of its plants, reportedly citing a failure to meet regulatory requirements. — semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

What mattered was that the project ignored the fact that a ship is nothing but the tip of a very long logistical, regulatory, and infrastructure spear. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Robinhood confirmed Rothera has regulatory approval to provide football contracts that cover wins and spreads, according to Piper Sandler. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

They were also recently ordered to pay Burnley around £40m in compensation due to a past regulatory breach. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The Future Of Clinical Trial Infrastructure​ As studies become more decentralized and regulatory expectations evolve, organizations need to enforce quality, reduce operational burden and enable real-time decision making. — Avik Pal, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The system also provides transparency by allowing spinners to pass along data needed by the rest of the supply chain regarding the origins of the cotton used and associated details to meet regulatory requirements. — Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026