regulator
US /ˈrɛɡjəˌletɚ/
・UK /ˈregjuleɪtə(r)/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Device controlling the amount, speed, or level
This regulator will keep your engine running well
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Official who makes sure rules are followed
He is a regulator for the oil companies
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)An agency or body responsible for supervising a particular activity or industry.
The financial regulator oversees the activities of banks.
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The World in 2021: five stories to watch out for | The Economist
- Government rules brought in in 2020 require many internet users to register with a regulator before they can publish anything online.
Government rules brought in in 2020 require many internet users to register with a regulator before they can publish anything online.
- …require many internet users to register with a regulator…
…require many internet users to register with a regulator…
Online Poker’s Dirty Secret
- The issue is there's no poker regulator to make sure that bots are kept off the platforms.
The issue is there's no poker regulator to make sure that bots are kept off the platforms.
- The issue is there's no poker regulator to make sure that bots are kept off the platforms.
The issue is there's no poker regulator to make sure that bots are kept off the platforms.
LOOKOUT! Toxic Starfish!
- In your mind, you know that the regulator in your mouth contains the precious air that your lungs so desperately need, so you trust what your brain is telling you, and
In your mind, you know that the regulator in your mouth contains the precious air that your lungs so desperately need, so you trust what your brain is telling you, and
- In your mind you know that the regulator
In your mind you know that the regulator
Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard
- The CMA estimates that Microsoft has around 60-70% of the global cloud gaming market, and the regulator made it pretty clear early on that there's some concerns around Microsoft buying up Activision Blizzard and then withholding those games from rival cloud gaming services.
The CMA estimates that Microsoft has around 60-70% of the global cloud gaming market, and the regulator made it pretty clear early on that there's some concerns around Microsoft buying up Activision Blizzard and then withholding those games from rival cloud gaming services.
- For a while, it looked like the CMA might be convinced, but then in late April, the regulator abruptly rejected the acquisition, saying that cloud gaming was the big concern.
For a while, it looked like the CMA might be convinced, but then in late April, the regulator abruptly rejected the acquisition, saying that cloud gaming was the big concern.
Stanford Webinar - Fintech Revolution: How Disruptive Innovation is Transforming Financial Services
- I've personally spent quite a bit of time with regulators over the past year talking a little bit about how they are going to approach regulating the Fintech community differently than banks because the reality is the main goal of a regulator for a bank is to ensure they don't fail.
I've personally spent quite a bit of time with regulators over the past year talking a little bit about how they are going to approach regulating the Fintech community differently than banks because the reality is the main goal of a regulator for a bank is to ensure they don't fail.
- Because the reality is the main goal of a regulator for
Because the reality is the main goal of a regulator for
How VW scandal will hit car sector I FT Business
- regulator fines, as well as potentially fines for the 10 and a half million other diesel vehicles that are around the rest of the world.
regulator fines, as well as potentially fines for the 10 and a half million other diesel vehicles that are around the rest of the world.
- The first is really the fines, so the US regulator fines as well as potentially fines
The first is really the fines, so the US regulator fines as well as potentially fines
Airbus flights disrupted for urgent software update | BBC News
- This is a very rare event, indeed, but this is why Airbus and the European regulator have said, "Look, we've identified this potential issue, and on a precautionary basis, you the airlines need to take these steps with this maintenance." We're in November, typically a very low-demand season for flying, but even so, if you take some aircraft out for even just a few hours, they are scheduled so intensively that that can lead to problems, enough delays that will turn into cancellations.
This is a very rare event, indeed, but this is why Airbus and the European regulator have said, "Look, we've identified this potential issue, and on a precautionary basis, you the airlines need to take these steps with this maintenance." We're in November, typically a very low-demand season for flying, but even so, if you take some aircraft out for even just a few hours, they are scheduled so intensively that that can lead to problems, enough delays that will turn into cancellations.
- This is a very rare event indeed, but this is why, you know, Airbus and the European regulator have said,
This is a very rare event indeed, but this is why, you know, Airbus and the European regulator have said,
Submarine Nuclear Power | Engineering behind it Nuclear Reactor How it Works
- Step number 2: this pressure regulator is responsible for preventing water from converting into steam.
Step number 2: this pressure regulator is responsible for preventing water from converting into steam.
- This pressure regulator is responsible for preventing water from converting into steam.
This pressure regulator is responsible for preventing water from converting into steam.
Is the US Central Bank Losing Its Independence?
- They are an emergency backstop in times of crisis, a partially independent regulator on inflation and employment, and beyond that there are the slightly more boring aspects of central banks as institutions that handle a lot of the administration that goes into keeping a currency functional.
They are an emergency backstop in times of crisis, a partially independent regulator on inflation and employment, and beyond that there are the slightly more boring aspects of central banks as institutions that handle a lot of the administration that goes into keeping a currency functional.
- They are an emergency backstop in times of crisis, a partially independent regulator on inflation and employment,
They are an emergency backstop in times of crisis, a partially independent regulator on inflation and employment,
Bill Gates Reacts To Elon Musk’s Influence On Trump Presidency | The View
- Under his management is going to be the FDA, which is a fantastic regulator, you know, passing judgment on a lot of the new innovations we're funding.
Under his management is going to be the FDA, which is a fantastic regulator, you know, passing judgment on a lot of the new innovations we're funding.
- Uh, under his management is going to be the FDA, which is a fantastic regulator, uh, you know, uh, passing judgment on a lot of the new innovations we're funding.
Uh, under his management is going to be the FDA, which is a fantastic regulator, uh, you know, uh, passing judgment on a lot of the new innovations we're funding.