Self-regulation is the controlling of a process or activity by the people or organizations that are involved in it rather than by an outside organization such as the government.
Competition between companies is too fierce for ~ to work.
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Meaning of SELF-REGULATION in English
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012