regent

Example Sentences

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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.

From The Wall Street Journal

James ruled Scotland as king first under a series of regents and then, for decades, in his own right.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Not only did the University of California regents rebuff the stadium bid, they also decreed that no structure built on the Drake Stadium footprint could later be enlarged into a football stadium.

From Los Angeles Times