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Definitions for deregulation
diˌrɛg yəˈleɪ ʃəndereg·u·la·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. deregulation, deregulatingnoun

    the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)

Wiktionary

  1. deregulationnoun

    The process of removing constraints, especially government imposed economic regulation.

    The airline industry has not been profitable since Ronald Reagan began deregulation.

  2. Etymology: From deregulate

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  1. deregulation

    Deregulation refers to the process of removing or reducing government regulations or restrictions in a particular industry or sector to allow for more competition and less government intervention. It is generally intended to increase efficiency, encourage innovation, and enhance consumer choices.

Wikidata

  1. Deregulation

    Deregulation is the act or process of removing or reducing state regulations. It is therefore opposite of regulation, which refers to the process of the government regulating certain activities.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of deregulation in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of deregulation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of deregulation in a Sentence

  1. Kathryn Shih:

    There was a lot of deregulation last year, people were talking about QDII2, but with the market volatility some of that has slowed down, so that's challenging for us.

  2. Sean McElwee:

    The Democratic Party had a reckoning about the crime bill, financial deregulation and about welfare reform, but The Democratic Party never really had a reckoning about their complicity in creating both the intellectual framework for this sort of policy.

  3. Catherine McGuinness:

    We’re not looking for a bonfire of regulation, we’re not looking for a move away from international standards - absolutely not, we’re not expecting any major deregulation at all.

  4. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley:

    And certainly the concentrated wealth and accumulated power and the systematic deregulation of Wall Street has led to this situation where the economy isn't working for most of us. All of that is true, but it is not true that regulation holds poor people down or regulation keeps middle class from advancing. That's kind of patently bulls---.

  5. Bernie Sanders:

    Today, after decades of consolidation and deregulation, just a small handful of companies control almost everything you watch, read, and download, given that reality, we should not want even more of the free press to be put under the control of a handful of corporations and 'benevolent' billionaires who can use their media empires to punish their critics and shield themselves from scrutiny.

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