Rules vs. regulations

[Thuan]

Test No. incompl/advan-59 "Venus", question 2

This proposal was soon discarded because we might find difficulty with the local ..........

(a) regulations
(b) rulings
(c) rules
(d) regulars

Test No. incompl/advan-59 "Venus", answer 2

This proposal was soon discarded because we might find difficulty with the local regulations.

Correct answer: (a) regulations

Your answer was: incorrect
This proposal was soon discarded because we might find difficulty with the local rules.
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"This proposal was soon discarded because we might find difficulty with the local regulations."
The difference between REGULATIONS & RULES, please ????

[Alan]

Regulations are usually official because they are drawn up by an authority, a committee or local government agency. Rules are often associated with games or sport, which tell you the way something should be played/organised.
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