deregulation
noun
de·reg·u·la·tion
(ˌ)dē-ˌre-gyə-ˈlā-shən 
: the act or process of removing restrictions and regulations
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Insurance Commissioner Lara says that in return for this deregulation, insurance companies will have to cover 85 percent of people living in fire areas again.
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Carmen Balber, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Hope of providing business deregulation measures through executive order on Trump’s first day in office has partly bolstered sentiment this week.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
For example, many business leaders have expressed enthusiasm for Trump’s pro-economic growth agenda, across tax cuts, deregulation, less stringent antitrust enforcement, positive incentives for onshoring manufacturing, and his pledge to bring down energy costs.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Yes to deregulation, no to blanket tariffs America's top business lobby has a three-part wishlist for the incoming Trump administration: Roll back many Biden-era regulations, extend pro-growth tax provisions, and stay away from sweeping tariffs.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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Carmen Balber, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Hope of providing business deregulation measures through executive order on Trump’s first day in office has partly bolstered sentiment this week.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
For example, many business leaders have expressed enthusiasm for Trump’s pro-economic growth agenda, across tax cuts, deregulation, less stringent antitrust enforcement, positive incentives for onshoring manufacturing, and his pledge to bring down energy costs.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Yes to deregulation, no to blanket tariffs America's top business lobby has a three-part wishlist for the incoming Trump administration: Roll back many Biden-era regulations, extend pro-growth tax provisions, and stay away from sweeping tariffs.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Deregulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deregulation. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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