autoregolamentazione
self-regulation
noun ow-toh-reh-goh-lah-men-tah-TSYOH-neh Rare
Usage Note
Autoregolamentazione is a compound noun from auto- (self) + regolamentazione (regulation), used in legal, economic, and institutional contexts to describe a sector or body that sets and enforces its own rules rather than being governed by external legislation. It is feminine and invariable in plural stress pattern (le autoregolamentazioni is rare; the singular is typically sufficient). It is a hallmark of formal written Italian.
Examples
"Il settore finanziario punta sull'autoregolamentazione."
Natural Translation
The financial sector relies on self-regulation.
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