stringent regulations

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• stringent — adjective stringent regulations Syn: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough, tight, exacting, demanding, inflexible, hard and fast …   Thesaurus of popular words

• stringent — strin‧gent [ˈstrɪndʒənt] adjective 1. stringent rule/​control/​test a rule, control etc that is very strict and must be obeyed: • Stringent air quality standards will be imposed on oil companies. 2. ECONOMICS stringent economic conditions exist… …   Financial and business terms

• stringent — (adj.) c.1600, astringent, especially with reference to taste, from L. stringentem (nom. stringens), prp. of stringere to compress, contract, bind or draw tight (see STRAIN (Cf. strain)). Of regulations, procedures, etc., 1846 …   Etymology dictionary

• stringent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of regulations or requirements) strict, precise, and exacting. DERIVATIVES stringency noun stringently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin stringere draw tight …   English terms dictionary

• stringent — strin|gent [ˈstrındʒənt] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of stringere to tie tightly, press together ] 1.) a stringent law, rule, standard etc is very strict and must be obeyed ▪ stringent anti noise regulations 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stringent — adjective 1 stringent rule/test/condition very strict and must be obeyed: stringent anti noise regulations 2 stringent economic conditions exist when there is a severe lack of money and strict controls on the supply of money stringently adverb… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stringent — UK [ˈstrɪndʒ(ə)nt] / US [ˈstrɪndʒənt] adjective stringent rules or conditions are strict and make you achieve high standards The safety regulations are extremely stringent. Derived words: stringency noun uncountable stringently adverb …   English dictionary

• stringent — [ strɪn(d)ʒ(ə)nt] adjective (of regulations or requirements) strict, precise, and exacting. Derivatives stringency noun stringently adverb Origin C17: from L. stringent , stringere draw tight …   English new terms dictionary

• Midnight regulations — is a term for United States federal government regulations created by executive branch agencies in the lame duck period of an outgoing President’s administration. Contents 1 Process of creating new regulations 2 History 2.1 Clinton …   Wikipedia

• Nonpoint source water pollution regulations in the United States — Nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution regulations are environmental regulations that restrict or limit water pollution from diffuse or nonpoint effluent sources such as polluted runoff from agricultural areas in a river catchments or wind borne… …   Wikipedia

• Federal Aviation Regulations — The Federal Aviation Regulations, or FARs, are rules prescribed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) governing all aviation activities in the United States. The FARs are part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). A wide… …   Wikipedia