rulemaking

noun | rule·mak·ing

1. : the making of rules; specifically : the quasi-legislative formulation of rules (as regulations) by an administrative agency that must be carried out in line with procedure prescribed by statute (as the Administrative Procedure Act) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking — see also formal rulemaking, informal rulemaking : the quasi-legislative formulation of rules (as regulations) by an administrative agency that must be carried out in line with procedure prescribed by statute (as the Administrative Procedure Act) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking — see also formal rulemaking, informal rulemaking