# Lifting of government controls over an industry.
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# In insurance, reducing regulatory control over insurance rates and forms. Commercial insurance for businesses of a certain size has been deregulated in many states.
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# Major reduction of government oversight in a segment of private industry.
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# The lessening or complete removal of government regulations on an industry, especially concerning the price that firms are allowed to charge and ...
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# Removal of government restrictions concerning the conduct of a business.
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# The process of changing regulatory policies and laws to increase competition among suppliers of commodities and services.
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# The term commonly used in referring to the Airlines Deregulation Act of 1978, which ended government regulation of airline routes and rates.
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# The removal, or relaxation, of rules that restrict entry into a sector or that set operating conditions in that sector relating to price, product standards and mode of operation.
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# The removal of existing regulatory constraints.