regulatory

as in parliamentary
formal making or concerned with making official rules about what is acceptable in a particular business, activity, etc. a regulatory agency They are seeking regulatory approval for the merger.

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  • The martial law attempt, which lasted about six hours before Yoon backed down in the face of parliamentary opposition and public protests, plunged the country into months of turmoil and led to the Constitutional Court removing him from the presidency this month for violating constitutional powers.
    Joyce Lee, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Tolentino was invited to give evidence before the parliamentary commission but opted to remain silent during his hearing.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • Additionally, department employees may not, when acting in their official capacities, speak at, attend, or otherwise participate in events hosted by the ABA.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Over 1,300 federal employees impacted by the Department of Education's March 11 reduction in force received their official separation notices Thursday, according to copies reviewed by ABC News.
    Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
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  • Instead, in an interview in March for this week’s Variety cover story on Wyle, executive producer John Wells and executive producer and showrunner R. Scott Gemmill said the show will jump forward roughly nine to ten months, taking place the following July.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Andrea Albright, executive vice president for Walmart sourcing, said seeing the tool come to life to help designers has been a strong first step, but there may be more in store for Trend-to-Product in the coming months.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Regulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulatory. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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