regulation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an authoritative rule
  2. noun a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
  3. noun the state of being controlled or governed

Etymology

From regulate + -ion.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ordinance

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