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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In October 2024, a parliamentary commission was created to investigate violence committed in the film, theater, fashion and advertising industries.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025 -
The original bill, which ran out of parliamentary time last summer, kept parachute payments out of the regulator’s remit.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 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
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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
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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 16 Apr. 2025.
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