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REGULATIONS Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word regulations. (exact relations)
There are 20 hypernyms of the word regulations. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for REGULATIONS

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instructions
nounn
noun

• a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it

laws
nounn
noun

• the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit

provisions
nounn
noun

• a stock or supply of foods

codes
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

• a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy

• (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions

• a series of letters, numbers or symbols assigned to something for the purpose of classification or identification

verb

• attach a code to

• convert ordinary language into code

commands
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

• a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

• the power or authority to command

• availability for use

• a position of highest authority

• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

• (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

verb

• be in command of

• make someone do something

• demand as one's due

• look down on

• exercise authoritative control or power over

decrees
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

verb

• issue a decree

• decide with authority

directives
nounn
noun

• a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity

adjective satellite

• showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

edicts
nounn
noun

• a formal or authoritative proclamation

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

guidelines
nounn
noun

• a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters

• a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action

• a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

orders
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

• (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy

• a degree in a continuum of size or quantity

• established customary state (especially of society)

• logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

• a condition of regular or proper arrangement

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

• a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• a body of rules followed by an assembly

• a group of person living under a religious rule

• (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

• a request for something to be made, supplied, or served

• (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

• the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement

verb

• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

• make a request for something

• issue commands or orders for

• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

• bring order to or into

• place in a certain order

• appoint to a clerical posts

• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

• assign a rank or rating to

ordinances
nounn
noun

• an authoritative command

• a statute enacted by a city government

• the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders

policies
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

• a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government

• written contract or certificate of insurance

principles
nounn
noun

• a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

• a rule or standard especially of good behavior

• a basic truth or law or assumption

• a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

• rule of personal conduct

• (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)

protocols
nounn
noun

• (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data

• forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state

• code of correct conduct

requirements
nounn
noun

• required activity

• anything indispensable

• something that is required in advance

rules
nounn
noun

• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

• something regarded as a normative example

• prescribed guide for conduct or action

• (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

• a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

• the duration of a monarch's or government's power

• dominance or power through legal authority

• directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted

• any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order

• a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

• (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems

• measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

verb

• exercise authority over; as of nations

• decide with authority

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

• decide on and make a declaration about

• have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

• mark or draw with a ruler

• keep in check

statutes
nounn
noun

• an act passed by a legislative body

adjective satellite

• enacted by a legislative body

stipulations
nounn
noun

• (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record

• an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

• a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement

ordinance
nounn
noun

• an authoritative command

• a statute enacted by a city government

• the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders

regularisation
nounn
noun

• the condition of having been made regular (or more regular)

• the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular

Best Hypernyms For REGULATIONS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for regulations, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (18)
control ascendance ascendancy ascendence ascendency concept conception construct dominance prescript provisions rule directives guidelines principles protocols rules standards
Phrases (2)
biological processorganic process

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