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self-regulating

[ self-reg-yuh-ley-ting, self- ]

adjective

  1. adjusting, ruling, or governing itself without outside interference; operating or functioning without externally imposed controls or regulations:

    a self-regulating economy; the self-regulating market.

  2. functioning automatically:

    a self-regulating machine.



self-regulating

adjective

  1. (of a business, society, etc) enforcing or upholding its own rules and laws without external agency of intervention
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of self-regulating1

First recorded in 1830–40
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In the three years since the Taliban takeover, it's become clear that even if edicts aren’t strictly imposed, people start self-regulating out of fear.

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Its new rule said bump stocks were illegal machine guns because they function as “a self-acting or self-regulating mechanism that allows the firing of multiple rounds through a single function of the trigger.â€

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"We recycle the fuel through our reactor multiple times, dealing with the waste, and the new reactors cannot melt-down, they are self-cooling and self-regulating."

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With 0.05%, “I think the studies show that people will be better at self-regulating, that they will say, ‘Oh, I need a designated driver,’†she said.

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It said the bump stock device functions as “a self-acting or self-regulating mechanism that allows the firing of multiple rounds through a single pull of the trigger.â€

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