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regulation vs gun control

gun control vs regulation

regulation and gun control both are nouns.

regulation is an adjective but gun control is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
regulation Yes Yes No No
gun control Yes No No No
As nouns, gun control is a hyponym of regulation; that is, gun control is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than regulation:
  • regulation: the act of controlling or directing according to rule
  • gun control: efforts to regulate or control sales of guns
Other hyponyms of regulation include devaluation, indexation, timing, limitation, restriction.
regulation (noun) gun control (noun)
the act of controlling or directing according to rule efforts to regulate or control sales of guns
the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
an authoritative command
(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
the state of being controlled or governed
regulation (adjective) gun control (adjective)
prescribed by or according to regulation
Difference between regulation and gun control

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