regulator

/ˈregjəleɪtər/ noun [C]

Definition

OFFICIAL › someone whose job is to make sure that a system works in a fair way: the water industry regulator

EQUIPMENT › a piece of equipment that is used to control the temperature, speed, etc of something

(Definition of regulator noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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