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de·reg·u·late

 (dē-rĕg′yə-lāt′)
tr.v. de·reg·u·lat·ed, de·reg·u·lat·ing, de·reg·u·lates
To free from regulation, especially to remove government regulations from: deregulate the airline industry.

de·reg′u·la′tion n.
de·reg′u·la′tor n.
de·reg′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
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de•reg•u•la•tion

(diˌrɛg yəˈleɪ ʃən)
n.
1. the act of deregulating.
2. the state or fact of being deregulated.
[1960–65]
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deregulation

The abolition or reduction of state controls and supervision over private economic activities.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.deregulation - the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)
freeing, liberation, release - the act of liberating someone or something
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Translations
deregulaatio
déréglementationdérèglementation

deregulation

[diːˌregjʊˈleɪʃən] Ndesregulación f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

deregulation

[ˌdiːrɛgjʊˈleɪʃən] n [industry, service] → déréglementation f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

deregulation

nDeregulierung f; (of buses etc)Wettbewerbsfreiheit f(of für)
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deregulation

[dɪˌrɛgjʊˈleɪʃn] nderegolamentazione f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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THE Federal Government has been urged to embark on the full deregulation of the petroleum downstream sector.
Electric retail competition is more commonly known as deregulation, though few who are familiar with the concept are fond of that term.
By Yoon Ja-young The head of the country's leading business lobby group called for the government to show more sincere efforts for deregulation, stressing businesses cannot create jobs due to tough regulations.
Regulators have already signaled willingness to ease or modify regulations for less-complex banks; we view robust regulation as supportive of bank creditworthiness, therefore, broad-based legislative deregulation could be negative for ratings depending on how banks respond.
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Deregulation generally has the effect of increasing competition and that's a good thing, as shown by the deregulation of the UK gas and electricity markets a few years ago.
Bradley Groves, chief executive and chairman of Great Annual Savings Group, said: "Deregulation will have a significant impact on the business community.
While delegation certainly promotes regulation, it can also be used to promote deregulation. Congress could create an administrative agency that is given the power to pass deregulations--rules that either eliminate regulations or move to a system of property and markets.
Decline in oil prices will make it easier to go in for deregulation