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Regulator
- noun - a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
- an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
- any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
Reluctant
- adjective - disinclined to become involved; "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"
- not eager; "foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him"
- unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"
Reluctate
- - To struggle against anything; to resist; to oppose.
Republics
- noun - a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"
- a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Republish
- verb - publish again; "The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections"
- Reprint
- revive (a cancelled will or a libel)
Repudiate
- verb - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
- refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"
- refuse to recognize or pay; "repudiate a debt"
- reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"
Repugnant
- adjective - offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
Repugnate
- - To oppose; to fight against.
Repugning
- verb - to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"