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antiregulatory

antiregulatory adjective: that disapproves of excessive regulation.

Adjective

antiregulatory (comparative more antiregulatory, superlative most antiregulatory)

  1. That disapproves of excessive regulation
    • The F.D.A., an important agency charged with protecting the food supply, was one of many hobbled by the Bush administration’s antiregulatory efforts.2009 January 30, “Hazardous Peanut Butters”, in New York Times
  2. That counteracts a regulatory process

Forms of antiregulatory

comparativemore antiregulatory
superlativemost antiregulatory

Origin of antiregulatory

From anti- + regulatory.

Questions about antiregulatory

What does antiregulatory mean?
Antiregulatory means that disapproves of excessive regulation.
What part of speech is antiregulatory?
Antiregulatory is an adjective.

Words near antiregulatory in the dictionary

  1. antireformists
  2. antirefugee
  3. antiregime
  4. antiregular
  5. antiregulation
  6. antiregulatory
  7. antirehabilitation
  8. antirejection
  9. antirelationship
  10. antirelativism
  11. antirelativistic

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