(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Regulations are rules made by a government or other authority in order to control the way something is done or the way people behave.
The European Union has proposed new ~s to control the hours worked by its employees...
= rule
N-COUNT: usu pl
2.
Regulation is the controlling of an activity or process, usually by means of rules.
Some in the market now want government ~ in order to reduce costs.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n