Synonyms for regulatory
reg·u·la·to·ry

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1. regulative, regulatoryadjective

   restricting according to rules or principles

   "a regulatory gene"

   Synonyms:
   regulative

   Antonyms:
   unrestrictive

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1. List of paraphrases for "regulatory":

   regulation, regulations, regulator, normative, statutory, organizational, prescribed, regulators, regulating, regulation-making, regulated, regulate, control, réglementation, rulemaking, legislative, rules, regulador, prescriptive, legal, supervision, policy

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How to use regulatory in a sentence?

1. Jonathan Williams:

   Pro-growth policies, such as lighter tax and regulatory burdens, boost state economic activity and attract citizens looking to enhance their well-being.

2. Nathan Nascimento:

   California’s taxes and regulations are crushing businesses, and there are more opportunities in Texas for people to start new companies, get good jobs, and create better lives for their families, when tax and regulatory climates are bad, people will move to better economic environments—this phenomenon isn’t a mystery, it’s how marketplaces work. Not only should other state governments take note of this, but so should the federal government.

3. James Bailey:

   I'm pretty sure somebody along the way saw [ the regulatory attention ] and said,' Here's another advantage of this timing,'.

4. Charla Lord:

   Glyphosate-based herbicides, including Roundup-brand formulated products with surfactants, all have a long history of safe use and do not pose any unreasonable risk to human health when used according to label directions, the safety of each labeled use of a pesticide formulation must be evaluated and approved by regulatory authorities before it is authorized for sale.

5. Jackie Forrest:

   These were very unique circumstances where you had producers who represented 2.7 million bpd of production very concerned that the proposal did not meet regulatory requirements for open access.