regulated industry
noun [C] GOVERNMENT, LAWDefinition
› a type of business that is controlled by government rules: This applies to workers in regulated industries, such as teaching or financial services. The nuclear industry is the most highly regulated industry in the world.
→ Compare deregulated(Definition of regulated industry noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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