REGULATOR Synonyms

• the head of a state government

• a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)

• one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement

• someone with the power to settle matters at will

• someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

• someone who maintains and audits business accounts

• a person who directs and restrains

• a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

• someone who controls resources and expenditures

• member of a board of directors

• someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show

• the person who directs the making of a film

• the person who leads a musical group

• an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac

• someone who supervises (an examination)

• someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

• display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor

• electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions

• a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble

• any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

• keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

• check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

• a person who directs and manages an organization

• (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play

• someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication

• an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case

• be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

• evaluate professionally a colleague's work

• one who supervises or has charge and direction of

• a program that controls the execution of other programs