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the voltage regulator will make sure your car's alternator gets the right amount of electricity
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Environmental groups argued Thursday state regulators erred by voting late last year to let Georgia Power add historic amounts of electricity capacity to serve data centers, arguing the company didn’t prove all of the power supplies were needed.
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Drew Kann, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
When Health Net, a California nonprofit health maintenance organization, converted to a for-profit insurance company in 1992, regulators required that 80% of its equity be transferred to another nonprofit health foundation.
—Alnoor Ebrahim, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
Commercial prediction markets have resisted efforts by states to classify and regulate them as gambling companies, insisting that they — like their precursor in Iowa — should be overseen by federal regulators.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Why regulators said no Carolina Water Service argued it should be allowed to impose temporary rates while its broader rate increase request remains under review.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
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Drew Kann, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
When Health Net, a California nonprofit health maintenance organization, converted to a for-profit insurance company in 1992, regulators required that 80% of its equity be transferred to another nonprofit health foundation.
—Alnoor Ebrahim, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
Commercial prediction markets have resisted efforts by states to classify and regulate them as gambling companies, insisting that they — like their precursor in Iowa — should be overseen by federal regulators.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Why regulators said no Carolina Water Service argued it should be allowed to impose temporary rates while its broader rate increase request remains under review.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Regulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regulator. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
regulator
noun
reg·u·la·tor
ˈreg-yə-ˌlāt-ər 
1
: one that regulates
2
Legal Definition
regulator
noun
reg·u·la·tor
ˈre-gyə-ˌlā-tər
: one (as a government agency) that regulates
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