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the voltage regulator will make sure your car's alternator gets the right amount of electricity
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The bank was still fined $136 million by regulators last year for not making enough progress on the improvements.
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2025
Federal and state environmental regulators suspected the Chiquita Canyon reaction was caused by oxygen intrusion.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Every second a business is offline costs money, frustrates customers, alarms investors and draws the watchful eye of regulators.
—Karthik Sj, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Courtenay Brown Updated Feb 1, 2025 - Business Biden-era consumer agency head fired by Trump White House
The White House on Saturday fired the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra — one of the final regulators held over from the Biden administration.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2025
Federal and state environmental regulators suspected the Chiquita Canyon reaction was caused by oxygen intrusion.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Every second a business is offline costs money, frustrates customers, alarms investors and draws the watchful eye of regulators.
—Karthik Sj, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Courtenay Brown Updated Feb 1, 2025 - Business Biden-era consumer agency head fired by Trump White House
The White House on Saturday fired the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra — one of the final regulators held over from the Biden administration.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Regulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regulator. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
regulator
noun
reg·u·la·tor
ˈreg-yə-ˌlāt-ər 
1
: one that regulates
2
Legal Definition
regulator
noun
reg·u·la·tor
ˈre-gyə-ˌlā-tər
: one (as a government agency) that regulates
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