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Noun: deregulating  dee're-gyu,ley-ting
  1. The act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)
    "The deregulating of the airline industry led to increased competition";
    - deregulation
Verb: deregulate  dee're-gyu,leyt
  1. Lift the regulations on
    "The first effort to deregulate television occurred in the mid 1970's"

Type of: exempt, free, freeing, liberation, release, relieve

Antonym: govern

Encyclopedia: Deregulating

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