A regulator is a person or organization appointed by a government to regulate an area of activity such as banking or industry.
Congress is investigating why it took so long for government regulators to shut theplant down.
An independent regulator will be appointed to ensure fair competition.
regulatory (regjʊleɪtəri, US -lətɔːri)adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
...the U.K.'s financial regulatory system.
2. countable noun
A regulator is a device or mechanism that automatically controls something, such as the temperaturein a room or the growth of a person's body.
An automatic voltage regulator ensured a constant output from the generator.
regulator in British English
(ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪtə)
noun
1.
a person or thing that regulates
2.
the mechanism, including the hairspring and the balance wheel, by which the speed of a timepiece is regulated
3.
a timepiece, known to be accurate, by which others are timed and regulated
4.
any of various mechanisms or devices, such as a governor valve, for controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, voltage, etc
5. Also called: regulator gene
a gene the product of which controls the synthesis of a product from another gene
regulator in American English
(ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtər)
noun
a person or thing that regulates
; specif.,
a.
a mechanism for controlling or governing the movement of machinery, the flow of liquids, gases, electricity, steam, etc.; governor
b.
the part of the works of a watch or clock by which its speed is adjusted
c.
an accurate timepiece serving as a standard by which others are regulated
Word origin
ML
regulator in Mechanical Engineering
(rɛgyəleɪtər)
Word forms: (regular plural) regulators
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Control, instrumentation and metrology)
A regulator is a mechanism or device that controls something such as pressure, temperature, orfluid flow.
The voltage regulator keeps the power level stabilized.
The pressure regulator momentarily reduces the pressure in the brake lines to give the wheels a chance tokeep spinning rather than locking up.
A regulator is a mechanism or device that controls something such as pressure, temperature, orfluid flow.
regulate
COBUILD Collocations
regulator
independent regulator
Examples of 'regulator' in a sentence
regulator
The deal requires approval from shareholders and competition regulators.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The City regulator said the industry had been enjoying increasing profit margins for the past four years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It can go all the way to the relevant Ombudsman or regulator for an independent assessment.
The Sun (2016)
What is perhaps less obvious is that all of this work is being done under the concerned eye of American financial regulators.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The government, the bank and the financial regulator all denied any plans for a taxpayer-funded rescue.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The financial regulator has pointed to a two-year cut-off for claims.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Banks should be forced by the financial regulator to cut overdraft charges, according to MPs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is acceptance that the regulator must be independent from the industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Their dream of an autonomous currency immune to the wills of governments and regulators remains undimmed.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In recent years we have seen what happens when industry regulators fail.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The companies will have to await the outcome of competition investigations by regulators.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And there is a myth that banking regulators are now being much too tough on all banks.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His role is to take the advice of independent regulators.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Competition regulators might provide another hurdle for the deal.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is this kind of calculation which is leading financial regulators to work more and more closely together.
Redwood, John The Global Marketplace (1993)
Energy companies seeking to deflect attention from rising bills have received a new year gift from the industry regulator.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There is no mention of an independent regulator or ombudsman to police the industry or a proper independent complaints process.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But lawyers yesterday rejected the idea that such a scheme needs to be set up by an independent press regulator.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Banking regulators may be comforted, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Yet that's also one reason competition regulators are bound to take a look.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I know of no other area of public life where the same body is both regulator and cheerleader.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It was the first bank to reach a settlement with financial regulators, but other big banks are under scrutiny.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Its bank regulator pressed the country 's banks to cut back lending and has already increased its reserve requirements once this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The world's banking regulators have yet to decide whether the largest banks should be subject to tougher capital and liquidity controls.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They are ripping off consumers, exploiting workers and cosying up to governments and regulators to get their own way and keep competitors out.
The Sun (2016)
If train companies do not make good on their responsibility to put this right, government regulators should step in to protect the consumer.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Italy should take more aggressive steps to open up its energy sector, according to the the country 's energy regulator.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This was also the case under the former financial regulator, the FSA.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
regulator
British English: regulator NOUN
A regulator is a person or organization appointed by a government to regulate an area of activity such as banking or industry.
An independent regulator will be appointed to ensure fair competition.
American English: regulator
Brazilian Portuguese: regulador
Chinese: 监管人
European Spanish: regulador
French: régulateur
German: Regulator
Italian: autorità preposta alla regolamentazione
Japanese: 調整者
Korean: 규제자 및 기관
European Portuguese: regulador
Latin American Spanish: regulador
All related terms of 'regulator'
regulator gene
a person or thing that regulates
acidity regulator
a substance, such as citric acid, added to food to change or maintain its pH value
voltage regulator
A voltage regulator is a circuit that is connected between the power source and a load , that provides a constant voltage despite variations in input voltage or output load.
independent regulator
A regulator is a person or organization appointed by a government to regulate an area of activity such as banking or industry.
regulatory gene
any gene that exercises control over the expression of another gene or genes