antiregulatory

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adjective

That disapproves of excessive regulation

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Meanings

adjectiveantiregulatory (comparative more antiregulatory, superlative most 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. biologyThat counteracts a regulatory process

Origin

From anti- + regulatory.

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Translations

Portuguese antirregulatório
  • antirregulatóriothat disapproves of excessive regulation
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APA

antiregulatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiregulatory

MLA

“antiregulatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiregulatory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiregulatory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiregulatory.

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