reregulation

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noun

The act or process of regulating again, or reversing deregulation

OriginEnglish regulate ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounreregulation (usually uncountable, plural reregulations)

plural reregulations

  1. uncountableusuallyThe 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

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishregulate
  7. Englishreregulation

From re- + regulate + -ion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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