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reregulation

reregulation noun: the act or process of regulating again, or reversing deregulation.

Noun

reregulation (usually uncountable, plural reregulations)

  1. (usually) The act or process of regulating again, or reversing deregulation
    • KEVIN Rudd has declared a new era of financial reregulation and government intervention in world markets to restore confidence and stop capitalism "cannibalising itself" as a result of the global financial crisis.2009 January 31, By Dennis Shanahan, “Rudd&squo;s plan to rescue capitalism”, in Herald Sun

Forms of reregulation

pluralreregulations

Origin of reregulation

From re- + regulate + -ion.

Words formed from reregulation

Questions about reregulation

What does reregulation mean?
Reregulation means the act or process of regulating again, or reversing deregulation.
What part of speech is reregulation?
Reregulation is a noun.
What is the plural of reregulation?
The plural of reregulation is reregulations.

Words near reregulation in the dictionary

  1. reregistrations
  2. reregulate
  3. reregulated
  4. reregulates
  5. reregulating
  6. reregulation
  7. reregulations
  8. rereign
  9. rereinforce
  10. rereinforced
  11. rereinforces

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