regulator
pronunciation
How to pronounce regulator in British English:
UK [ˈreɡjuleɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce regulator in American English:
US [ˈreɡjuleɪtər]
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- Noun:
- any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
- a official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
- a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
Word Origin
- regulator (n.)
- 1650s, agent noun in Latin form from regulate. In English history, from 1680s; in American history, from 1767, applied to local posses that kept order (or disturbed it) in rural regions. As a mechanical device or clock used to set the time of other pieces, from 1758.
Example
- 1. Several countries now expect to introduce a systemic-risk regulator .
- 2. One former regulator warned against deferring to the banks .
- 3. But the regulator has received several complaints about it all .
- 4. The head of the stockmarket regulator recently called the set-up " baroque " .
- 5. Others argue that the regulator is just about acting within its limits .