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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

control go
the activity of managing or exerting control over something

regulation, regulating
the act of controlling or directing according to rule

noun.act

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devaluation go
an official lowering of a nation's currency
gun control go
efforts to regulate or control sales of guns
indexation go
a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
timing go
the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics)
limitation, restriction go
an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)