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regent

[ree-juhnt] / ˈri dʒənt /
NOUN
director
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When his father became ill in 1990, the crown prince became regent.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Crown Prince Haakon, 53, the successor to the Norwegian throne, has been serving as regent while his father is on leave.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Zhou said her peers rely on the student regent post to raise concerns about policing, student workers and student services.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

A similar UC measure to add another student regent failed five years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

She had enjoyed her time as regent and felt a strange reluctance to give it up.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness

In his farewell address to the regents that October, he warned against allowing the Smithsonian to become seen as affiliated with one party or ideological bent.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

In a written report to regents, the UC Office of the President said first-year retention has reached a record 93% and the four-year graduation rate a record 74%.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Jonathan Glater, a UC Berkeley law professor who helped write UC’s 2020 faculty task force report on standardized testing, also addressed regents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Roberts added that the regents “have benefited greatly from his wisdom, vision, and leadership. We look forward to working with him in the coming months to ensure a smooth transition for his successor.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Soon, however, he seized the reins of the affair as leader of the regents bloc pressing for dismissal of nonsigners.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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