standard-setting
adjectiveUK /ˈstæn.dədˌset.ɪŋ/
US /ˈstæn.dɚdˌset̬.ɪŋ/
Making the rules that everyone else has to follow.
The standard-setting group decided how safe toys should be made.
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2. The act of creating official rules or benchmarks.
Standard-setting in the industry took many years of talks.
3. Serving as a model of high quality that others try to match.
Her standard-setting performance won the whole team's respect.
4. A group or body that decides official requirements.
The standard-setting committee meets every spring.