regulatory body
Rules enforcement agency
A regulatory body is an organization, typically governmental, that creates and enforces rules governing a particular industry or activity.
Regulatory bodies set standards, issue licenses, conduct inspections, and impose penalties: The FDA is the regulatory body overseeing drug safety in the United States.
Also called a regulatory agency.
- Federal Trade CommissionAgency overseeing marketplace fairness
- inspectorateAgency conducting official reviews
- watchdogGuard or monitor
- agencyPower to act
- government agencyState administrative body
government oversight · Environmental Protection Agency · federal agency · compliance · rule enforcement · licensing authority · commission · Food and Drug Administration · safety regulations · World Health Organization · World Trade Organization · ombudsman · International Monetary Fund · Department of Transportation · Federal Communications Commission · oversight · department · Internal Revenue Service
- bureaucracybureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, civil service
- governing bodiesgoverning council, senate, board of directors, parliament, executive committee
- government bodiesagency, bureau, legislature, department, ministry
- government agenciesFBI, CIA, NASA, IRS, EPA
- oversightoversight committees, oversight board, review, auditors, supervisor
- oversight bodiesoversight board, ethics committee, oversight committee, ethics board, inspector general
regulatory bodyadvisory board
Panel providing organizational guidance
advisory committee · think tank · advocacy group · research institute · trade association
regulatory bodyfree market
Commerce without state intervention
self-governance · voluntary association · private enterprise