re-regulate
verb[IorT]
(alsoreregulate)uk/ˌriːˈreɡ.jə.leɪt/usIf agovernmentre-regulates anindustry, itintroduceslawsthatallowit tocontrolthe industry'sactivitiesagain after aperiodoflettingtheindustrymakeitsownrules:
Analysts say it iscrucialfor thegovernmenttostepin and re-regulatecertainaspectsof the wayairlinesoperate.
We have to make apolicydecisionon whether we re-regulate orstaywith thecurrentsystem.
- The Head of Public Services isleavingbeforefinishinghisquestto re-regulate the state'selectricityindustry.
- Despitecallsto reregulate anindustrytheyderegulatedin 2007,ministershavedecidedtopassanumberofconsumerprotectionmeasures.
- If thecriticsareright, there will bepressureto reregulate, toreturntoold-stylebanking.
Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- authoritatively
- commanding
- dictate
- guiding principle
- harness
- have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
- havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
- havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
- helm
- override
- plenipotentiary
- police
- policing
- possess
- power play
- skipper