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deregulation

[ dee-reg-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

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noun

the act or process of removing legislative controls or restrictions from an industry, commodity, etc.:
I predicted then that such a massive deregulation of the banking industry would seriously harm the economy.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of deregulation¹

de- ( def ) + regulation ( def )

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“And then there’s going to be nothing to stop them from rinse, wash, repeat this again for immigration policy, environmental deregulation — you name it.”

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Many of America’s billionaires and millionaires thought they knew how they would profit from a second Trump term: There would be tax cuts and deregulation and an end to bothersome government investigations.

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In addition to deregulation, station owners are looking for a technological lifeline.

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Zeldin described the announcement in March as the “greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history.”

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Tax cuts for the rich and deregulation for corporations made Musk’s avaricious ascent possible.

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