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Noun: deregulation  dee,re-gyu'ley-shun
  1. The act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)
    "The deregulation of the airline industry led to more competition and lower fares";
    - deregulating

Derived forms: deregulations

Type of: freeing, liberation, release

Encyclopedia: Deregulation