Commentary: Some rule, either external or internal, that governs behavior or the state of things.
Examples:
According to official regulations, the kick was out-of-bounds.
A number of new regulations determined John's salary.
Short hair is the regulation around here.
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Commentary: REGULATION[+event] The state of being governed or under control. Being well-regulated.
Examples:
Military school will give your life some regulation, boy.
Regulation and organization are the keys to our department's success.
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Commentary: REGULATION[+event] Refers to the act of governing or controlling something. The act of regulating.
Examples:
The regulation of the airwaves is the SCC's job.
The rebels refused to submit to the government's regulation.
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Commentary: REGULATION[+event] The act of organizing or regularizing something. Probably called regularization most of the time.
Examples:
The regulation of our messy waste-disposal system was one of my early achievements.
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Commentary: Embryos have an ability to continue normal development after its structure has been damaged.
Examples:
If we harnessed an embryo's power of regulation, perhaps we could normalize our cell structures!
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