overregulation

Noun

Meaning

overregulation (countable and uncountable, plural overregulations)

Excessive regulation; the imposition of excessive rules and regulations

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Examples

Overregulation stifles creativity. It smothers innovation. It gives dinosaurs a veto over the future. It wastes the extraordinary opportunity for a democratic creativity that digital technology enables. Lawrence Lessig

I am hopeful that under the incoming administration, we’re going to be able to roll back some of the provisions that have inhibited those opportunities in terms of overregulation. Source: Internet

Critics, including the Trump administration, said overregulation was stifling innovation, and they backed the FCC's move, which is still set to take effect next month. Source: Internet

During the same period, Toronto was rated the worst city in North America in which to own a business because of the high taxes and overregulation from all levels of government. Source: Internet

Is 'overregulation' a problem in the U.S. too? Source: Internet

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