regulierende

Regulierende is a Dutch term used as an adjective to describe actions, bodies, or measures that regulate or oversee rules and standards. In English, the closest equivalents are regulating or regulatory. The word commonly appears in legal, administrative, and academic contexts to denote supervisory or rule-setting functions.

In standard Dutch, the attributive participle that describes regulation is regulerende. The form regulierende can be encountered in some texts as a variant, depending on historical spelling practices or typographical choices. The term often appears in combinations such as regulerende maatregelen (regulatory measures), regulerende instantie (regulatory agency), or regulerende macht (regulatory power).

Etymology and related terms: regulieren means to regulate, and regulerende is the present participle form used adjectivally. Related concepts include regulering (regulation), regulator (regulator), and regulatorisch (regulatory). In broader discussions, the term is linked to governance, compliance, and supervisory frameworks.

See also: regulation, regulatory framework, regulatory agency, regulator, supervisory authority.