overregulation

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English

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Etymology

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over- +‎ regulation

Noun

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overregulation (countable and uncountable, plural overregulations)

  1. Excessive regulation: too many rules, especially misguidedly conceived ones.
    Hypernym: regulation
    Coordinate terms: deregulation, underregulation
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