Act vs. Regulation

Actnoun

(countable) Something done, a deed.

Actnoun

Actuality.

Actnoun

(countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.

Actnoun

The process of doing something.

Actnoun

(countable) A formal or official record of something done.

Actnoun

(countable) A division of a theatrical performance.

Actnoun

(countable) A performer or performers in a show.

Actnoun

(countable) Any organized activity.

Actnoun

(countable) A display of behaviour.

Actnoun

A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.

Actnoun

(countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.

Actverb

(intransitive) To do something.

Actverb

To do (something); to perform.

Actverb

(intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.

Actverb

(ergative) Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).

Actverb

(intransitive) To behave in a certain way.

Actverb

(copulative) To convey an appearance of being.

Actverb

To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.

Actverb

To have an effect (on).

Actverb

(transitive) To play (a role).

Actverb

(transitive) To feign.

Actverb

To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of).

Actverb

To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

Actnoun

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

Actnoun

A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence.

Actnoun

Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing).

Actverb

To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

Actverb

To perform; to execute; to do.

Actverb

To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage.

Actverb

To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero.

Actverb

To feign or counterfeit; to simulate.

Actverb

To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food.

Actverb

To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will.

Actverb

To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he has acted so.

Actverb

To perform on the stage; to represent a character.

Actnoun

a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

Actnoun

something that people do or cause to happen

Actnoun

a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet

Actnoun

a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;

Actnoun

a manifestation of insincerity;

Actverb

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action);

Actverb

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself;

Actverb

play a role or part;

Actverb

discharge one's duties;

Actverb

pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind;

Actverb

be suitable for theatrical performance;

Actverb

have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected;

Actverb

be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure

Actverb

behave unnaturally or affectedly;

Actverb

perform on a stage or theater;

Regulationnoun

(uncountable) The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

Regulationnoun

(countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.

Regulationnoun

(European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.

Regulationnoun

(genetics) Mechanism controlling DNA transcription.

Regulationnoun

(medicine) Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis.

Regulationadjective

In conformity with applicable rules and regulations.

Regulationnoun

The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.

Regulationnoun

A rule or order prescribed for management or government; prescription; a regulating principle; a governing direction; precept; law; as, the regulations of a society or a school.

Regulationnoun

an authoritative rule

Regulationnoun

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior;

Regulationnoun

the state of being controlled or governed

Regulationnoun

(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered

Regulationnoun

the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular

Regulationnoun

the act of controlling or directing according to rule;

Regulationadjective

prescribed by or according to regulation;

Regulationnoun

a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority

Regulationnoun

in accordance with regulations; of the correct type

Regulationnoun

of a familiar or predictable type; formulaic

Regulationnoun

the action or process of regulating or being regulated

Regulation

Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term has slightly different meanings according to context.