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self-regulative
adjective
formal(alsoselfregulative)uk /ˌselfˈreɡ.jə.lə.tɪv/ us /ˌselfˈreɡ.jə.lə.t̬ɪv/
A self-regulative system is one that is able to control itself:
The self-regulative efforts of the financial system were shown to have failed badly when widespread corruption came to light.
In her speech, she described a self-regulative vision for the state, free of the control of the monarchy.
The researchers conducted a long-term investigation of the self-regulative capacity of young children.
The members of the management team were at pains to maintain some distance from the initiative, which they wanted to be self-regulative.
It sounds like a good idea for a committee to be self-regulative, but in practice, this can lead to indecision and inaction.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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anti-pleasure
ascetically
asceticism
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boundary
go easyidiom
go steady on somethingidiom
golden mean
grip
imperviously
puritanically
puritanism
restrained
restrainedly
restraint
stint
temperance
undignified
unsensational
willpower
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