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regulation
noun
an
official
rule
made
by
a
government
,
organization
,
or
other
authority
that
tells
people
what
they
must
or
must
not
do
•
The
government
introduced
a
new
regulation
requiring
restaurants
to
list
calorie
counts
on
menus
.
The
government
introduced
a
new
regulation
requiring
restaurants
to
list
calorie
counts
on
menus
.
•
Safety
regulations
demand
that
all
workers
wear
hard
hats
on
the
construction
site
.
Safety
regulations
demand
that
all
workers
wear
hard
hats
on
the
construction
site
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
‘
regulatio
’
meaning
‘
direction
,
rule
’,
from
‘
regula
’ ‘
rule
’.
noun
-
regulation
in
sports
,
the
normal
and
fixed
period
of
play
before
any
extra
time
or
overtime
is
added
•
The
score
was
tied
at
the
end
of
regulation
,
so
the
basketball
game
went
into
overtime
.
The
score
was
tied
at
the
end
of
regulation
,
so
the
basketball
game
went
into
overtime
.
•
Her
team
scored
a
last-minute
goal
in
regulation
to
win
2–1
.
Her
team
scored
a
last-minute
goal
in
regulation
to
win
2–1
.
noun
-
regulation
the
act
or
process
of
controlling
or
adjusting
something
so
that
it
works
properly
•
The
body
’
s
temperature
regulation
keeps
us
from
getting
too
hot
or
too
cold
.
The
body
’
s
temperature
regulation
keeps
us
from
getting
too
hot
or
too
cold
.
•
Good
time
regulation
helped
the
manager
finish
the
project
on
schedule
.
Good
time
regulation
helped
the
manager
finish
the
project
on
schedule
.
adjective
standard
or
typical
,
exactly
as
the
rules
or
official
instructions
say
•
He
showed
up
in
the
regulation
navy-blue
suit
for
the
ceremony
.
He
showed
up
in
the
regulation
navy-blue
suit
for
the
ceremony
.
•
Soldiers
must
wear
the
regulation
boots
during
drills
.
Soldiers
must
wear
the
regulation
boots
during
drills
.
