A regulatory agency (also regulatory authority, regulatory body or regulator) is a public authority or government agency responsible for exercising autonomous authority over some area of human activity in a regulatory or supervisory capacity. An independent regulatory agency is a regulatory agency that is independent from other branches or arms of...
independent governmental commission established by legislative act in order to set standards in a specific field of activity, or operations, in the ... [2 related articles]
Government agencies established to administer regulative laws in certain fields, e.g. the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
[n] - a government agency that regulates businesses in the public interest
regulatory authority noun a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest