federal regulator

collocation in English

meaningsoffederalandregulator

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federal
adjective
uk
/ˈfed.ər.əl/us
/ˈfed.ɚ.əl/
relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as ...
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regulator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɡ.jə.leɪ.tər/us
/ˈreɡ.jə.leɪ.t̬ɚ/
a device used to control things such as the speed of a clock, the temperature in a ...
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(Definition offederalandregulatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Therefore, virtually every state chartered bank has both a state andfederalregulator.
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When highly constrained federal regulators delegate implementation authority to states, they are likely to require them to adhere to the detailed requirements of federal statutes.
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Statutory authority for regulation now rested not only in both state and federal laws, but also in the hands of different federal regulators.
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Many papers are concerned in some way with the interplay between local groups and state and federal regulators.
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Shortly afterwards, federal regulators began an investigation into hundreds of millions of dollars in missing customer funds.
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Federal regulators had ordered portions of the mine closed 60 times over the year preceding the explosion.
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The committee's work was further made difficult by there being no specific rule that governed the propriety of members intervening with federal regulators.
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The firm was also accused by federal regulators of commingling customer and firm money.
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He faulted federal regulators for failing to listen to warnings from outside a closed circle of advisors.
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Federal regulators are drawing up new standards for handling industrial and wood dust following a series of fires and explosions related to combustible dust.
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Libertarian bitcoin advocates have criticized the organization's strategy of political lobbying and participation with federal regulators.
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His enterprises began to suffer financial problems and were investigated by federal regulators.
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By 2005, federal regulators became concerned that the yield burning scandal was having a redux.
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State and federal regulators also issue "mandates", requirements for health maintenance organizations to provide particular products.
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The changes require utilities to give test results directly to homeowners, and to notify state and federal regulators before changing water-treatment methods.
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This did not satisfy federal regulators.
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But despite the agreement of the steel companies, federal regulators, and others, the banks carrying the debt for these companies refused to approve the merger and the plan was dropped.
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This steady increase in air travel began placing serious strains on the ability of federal regulators to cope with the increasingly complex nature of air travel.
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