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regulatory system


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A system created and designed to police certain individuals, practices, firms, or markets. The reason for this is to bring them into conformity with rules designed to create fair practice. One example of a regulatory system would be the U.S. financial regulatory system, comprised of organizations such as the Federal Reserve and the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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