regulator
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1 official oversight body (n.) B2 Upper Intermediate Lawan official organization that makes sure companies or industries follow the law and treat people fairly.
an official body or agency responsible for exercising autonomous authority over some area of human activity in a regulatory or supervisory capacity.
ExampleThe banking regulator is investigating why the fees were so high.
ExampleThe telecommunications regulator issued a substantial fine after the company failed to meet the minimum service standards outlined in their license.
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2 mechanical control device (n.) B2 Upper Intermediatea piece of equipment that controls the speed, pressure, or temperature of a machine.
a mechanical or electronic device used to maintain a constant level of speed, pressure, voltage, or other physical quantities.
ExampleThe diver checked her oxygen regulator before jumping into the water.
ExampleA faulty pressure regulator caused the boiler to overheat, triggering an automatic emergency shutdown of the entire heating system.
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3 genetics (n.) C2 Proficiency Technical Sciencea gene that controls how other genes work in your body.
a gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes by producing a protein that interacts with DNA.
ExampleScientists found a regulator gene that helps the body fight off certain diseases.
ExampleThe study identified a master regulator that coordinates the expression of several enzymes involved in cellular metabolism.
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4 mathematics (n.) C2 Proficiency Technical Matha special number used in advanced math to describe how certain groups of numbers are spaced.
a positive real number that determines the density of the units in Dirichlet's unit theorem within algebraic number theory.
ExampleThe professor calculated the regulator of the number field during the lecture.
ExampleDetermining the regulator of a high-degree number field remains a computationally intensive task in modern algebraic research.
From regulate + -or.