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Regulator
/ˈreɡjəleɪtə/
A material or device that controls a particular function.
Synonyms:
controller
supervisor
governor
administrator
manager
Antonyms:
deregulator
instigator
disrupter
Examples:
The
regulator
controls the gas flow.
Environmental
regulators
enforce pollution laws.
Etymology:
From the Latin word
regulator
, derived from
regula
meaning rule, which is rooted in
regere
, meaning to guide or direct.
Usage Statistics:
13 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
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