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regent

[ree-juhnt] / ˈri dʒənt /
NOUN
director
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His son, Crown Prince Haakon, 53, has been serving as regent while his father is on leave.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

“The disappearance of the regent honeyeater’s song is a cultural issue, too,” Mr. Hoffman writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

For many Thai royalists, Princess Bajrakitiyabha seemed the most promising figure to succeed her father, either as queen or as a regent to help Prince Dipangkorn.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

The 26-member Board of Regents has one voting student regent and one nonvoting student regent-designate, who trains for a year before taking the voting seat when the prior member cycles off.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

Justice was to marry the daughter of Khalipa, a prominent Thembu nobleman, and Rolihlahla, as the regent always called me, was to marry the daughter of the local Thembu priest.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

Bunch said his official response to the regents will “demonstrate that much of what was in the White House report was a mischaracterization of the Smithsonian and of the National Museum of American History.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

University of California math and science professors have urged UC regents to reinstate entrance exams because so many freshmen were unprepared.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Any change would require a vote by the regents, who have final say over both the tests and the courses.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Only a consummate politician could have balanced the interests of regents, legislators, professors, and philanthropists to build the University of California into the first-class academic institution it had become.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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