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regulador

regulatory

adjective rreh-goo-lah-DOHR Rare

Also means

regulating

Usage Note

Regulador describes something that regulates or controls, typically in official or technical contexts: organismo regulador (regulatory body), válvula reguladora (regulating valve). As a noun, un regulador is a regulator — a device or official body that oversees an industry. The feminine form is reguladora, as in Comisión Reguladora.

Examples

"El organismo regulador aprobó la nueva norma."

Natural Translation

The regulatory body approved the new rule.

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