regent
Americannoun
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a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
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a ruler or governor.
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a member of the governing board of a state university or a state educational system.
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a university officer who exercises general supervision over the conduct and welfare of the students.
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(in certain Catholic universities) a member of the religious order who is associated in the administration of a school or college with a layperson who is its dean or director.
adjective
noun
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the ruler or administrator of a country during the minority, absence, or incapacity of its monarch
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(formerly) a senior teacher or administrator in any of certain universities
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a member of the governing board of certain schools and colleges
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rare any person who governs or rules
adjective
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(usually postpositive) acting or functioning as a regent
a queen regent
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rare governing, ruling, or controlling
Other Word Forms
- regental adjective
- regentship noun
- subregent noun
Etymology
Origin of regent
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin regent- (stem of regēns ), present participle of regere “to rule”
Example Sentences
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She was involved in several philanthropic efforts including serving as chairwoman of the board of regents at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in the 1990s.
But Milliken, backed by the UC regents, resisted calls for confrontation, wary of provoking retaliation against the nine other system campuses also under investigation.
From Salon
It then details a review process that starts with a department chair and can go all the way up to the board of regents, the system’s governing board.
James ruled Scotland as king first under a series of regents and then, for decades, in his own right.
The University of California board of regents voted Wednesday to renew a “tuition stability” that will hike tuition by up to 5% for each new incoming class.
From Los Angeles Times
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