Regulating and Regulatory

Regulating

Regulating noun - The act of controlling or directing according to rule.

Regulatory and regulating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Regulatory" instead an adjective "Regulating".

Regulatory

Regulatory adjective - Restricting according to rules or principles.
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Regulating and regulatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Regulating" instead an adjective "Regulatory".

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