Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Regulating oneself or itself.
- adjective Regulating itself automatically.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Regulating itself or one's self.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Describing something capable of
controlling itself. - adjective Describing an organization or other legal body that establishes standards for itself rather than having them legislated for it by government.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective designed to activate or move or regulate itself
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Examples
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It is the whole living system that holds the self-regulating processes inherent within the organization of your biological being.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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Revolutionary leaders believed—rightly—that sexual desire was an even greater threat than drunkenness to the new nation of self-regulating men.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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In other words, you are built to be self-regulating and self-healing.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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Moreover, this dual investment in Americanness and whiteness was always presented as a self-regulating paternalism.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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There is great optimism within the Football League that, since this will be a self-regulating system drawn up by the clubs, for the clubs, it will gain traction and teeth.
Football League clubs debate wage restraint to curb losses 2011
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In the Centennial location the prevailing westerly wind constantly strained the self-regulating ventilation opener mechanisms and we replaced several.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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We believe Earth and its ecosystems--created by God's intelligent design and infinite power and sustained by His faithful providence --are robust, resilient, self-regulating, and self-correcting, admirably suited for human flourishing, and displaying His glory. . .
Victor Stenger: The Folly of Faith Victor Stenger 2011
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After all, if we are all to blame, then no one is to blame, in particular an deregulated financial system, which their guru, Mr. Greenspan, said could be self-correcting and self-regulating.
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We believe Earth and its ecosystems--created by God's intelligent design and infinite power and sustained by His faithful providence --are robust, resilient, self-regulating, and self-correcting, admirably suited for human flourishing, and displaying His glory. . .
Victor Stenger: The Folly of Faith Victor Stenger 2011
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WHAT WE BELIEVE 1. We believe Earth and its ecosystems--created by God's intelligent design and infinite power and sustained by His faithful providence --are robust, resilient, self-regulating, and self-correcting, admirably suited for human flourishing, and displaying His glory.
Victor Stenger: Global Warming and Religion Victor Stenger 2011
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