self-regulating
adjEtymology
From self- + regulating.
Definitions
Able to control itself.
- The motor was self-regulating, until the governor broke and it suddenly raced out of control.
Of an organization, establishing standards for itself rather than having them legislated…
Of an organization, establishing standards for itself rather than having them legislated for it by government.
- Lawyers are self-regulating through the bar association, which sets standards and imposes penalties.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for self-regulating. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA