Overregulation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Overregulation is a noun meaning Excessive regulation: too many rules, especially misguidedly conceived ones.
Meaning
Excessive regulation: too many rules, especially misguidedly conceived ones.
Example Sentences
It was a lesson in how, despite its vaunted industrial sector, the German economy suffers from some of the same overregulation and sclerosis usually associated with much more troubled European countries.
Word Forms
- overregulations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gold-plating, overenforcement, overlegislation, overcontrol, overrestriction, overlegalization.
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