Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority to regulate behavior or processes.
Regulation
/ˌreɡjəˈleɪʃən/Synonyms:
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Examples:
"Good; the regulations so provide.There may be no exception to this regulation, sir.'I am acting according to the very strictest regulation."
Etymology:
Derived from the Latin word regulatio, from regulare, meaning to control or guide, to direct.
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