rulemaking

Having the power to make rules.

Adjective

  1. Having the power to make rules.
    • a rulemaking body

Origin

From rule + making.

Synonyms

regulatory

Noun

  1. The act or process of creating rules, especially regulations (as opposed to statutes).
    • Having conducted 15 negotiated rulemakings for five federal agencies, I expected OSHA to publish the rule in 2006. - 2008 June 12, Susan Podziba, “Safety Starts at the Top”, in New York Times:

    Synonyms: lawmaking normmaking regulation rulewriting

Forms

rulemakings

Related

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