deregulate
Lift government controls
To deregulate is to remove or reduce government regulations from an industry or sector.
Deregulation typically aims to increase competition and reduce bureaucratic constraints: The airline industry was deregulated in the 1970s.
Critics argue deregulation can lead to consumer harm or financial instability when oversight is removed too quickly.
Against corporate market dominance
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- barriersThings blocking access
- entryAccess or submission
pricing · tariffs · quotas · subsidies · trade · oligopoly · cartels · mergers
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- restrictionsLimitations on action
controls · standards · statutes · reform · repeal · rollback · dismantling · simplification
Remote signal transmission technology
- airlinesCommercial flight operators
- bankingFinancial institution transactions
- energyPower to do work
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
trucking · railroads · broadcasting · finance · healthcare · insurance · electricity · shipping
Independent decision-making capacity
- choiceAct of selecting
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- independenceFreedom from external control
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
self-determination · empowerment · discretion · sovereignty · noninterference · unshackling · liberation · voluntarism
Granting official permission
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- auditFormal accounts examination
- permitsGrants formal authorization
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
agencies · officials · procedures · approvals · filings · administration · commissioners · forms
antitrust
Against corporate market dominance
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- barriersThings blocking access
entry · pricing · tariffs · quotas · subsidies · trade · oligopoly · cartels · mergers · acquisitions
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
restrictions · controls · standards · statutes · reform · repeal · rollback · dismantling · simplification · liberalization
telecommunications
Remote signal transmission technology
utilities · trucking · railroads · broadcasting · finance · healthcare · insurance · electricity · shipping · internet
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- choiceAct of selecting
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- independenceFreedom from external control
liberty · self-determination · empowerment · discretion · sovereignty · noninterference · unshackling · liberation · voluntarism · opportunity
licensing
Granting official permission
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- auditFormal accounts examination
- permitsGrants formal authorization
paperwork · agencies · officials · procedures · approvals · filings · administration · commissioners · forms · fees
- governance verbsgovern, rule, reign, legislate, administer
- Business Strategiesexpand, diversify, outsource, merge, restructure
deregulatenationalize
Transfer to state ownership
socialize · collectivize · centralize · municipalize · expropriate
- financial deregulationReducing government economic controls
deregulated, deregulation, deregulating, deregulates, deregulations, deregulatory, deregulator, deregulators