Meaning & use
regulators
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Government agencies or officials responsible for overseeing and enforcing rules within a particular industry or activity.
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Financial regulators fined the bank for failing to report suspicious transactions.
Environmental regulators inspected the plant after residents complained of pollution.
A note on using this word
Also used in engineering to describe devices that control or adjust a process, such as a voltage regulator or a diver's air regulator.
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2. noun
Devices that automatically control or adjust a variable such as pressure, temperature, or voltage.
The scuba diver checked that both regulators were delivering air properly.
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