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La nuova regola è stata rispettata da parte della popolazione.

La nuova regola è stata rispettata da parte della popolazione.
The new rule was respected by the population.
From Lesson 350:Formal passive agents (da parte di)·Italian

Questions & Answers about La nuova regola è stata rispettata da parte della popolazione.

Why does this sentence use da parte della instead of just dalla?
In Italian passive sentences, you can replace the standard da (by) with da parte di when the agent is an institution, a collective group, or when you want to emphasize their active role. Because popolazione is a collective group, using da parte della makes the statement sound slightly more formal and highlights the population's collective effort.
Would it be grammatically wrong to say dalla popolazione here?
Not at all! Using dalla popolazione is completely grammatically correct and means the exact same thing. The choice to use da parte della is simply a stylistic one that you will frequently encounter in journalism, formal reports, or official statements.
Why do we have the feminine endings in è stata rispettata?
Because this sentence is in the passive voice, it uses the auxiliary verb essere. Whenever essere is used as a helping verb, the past participles must agree in gender and number with the subject. Since la nuova regola is feminine singular, both stata and rispettata must end in -a.
In English, we usually say a rule was followed. Can I use the verb seguire here instead of rispettare?
You can, but rispettare (to respect or comply with) is much more natural in Italian when talking about rules, laws, or guidelines. While seguire una regola is perfectly understood, rispettare una regola is the standard word pairing you will hear in both everyday and formal Italian.

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