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regent

[ree-juhnt] / ˈri dʒənt /
NOUN
director
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A similar UC measure to add another student regent failed five years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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

“The Big Ten has expanded four times, adding seven schools, in the last 14 years,” said Jordan Acker, a regent at the University of Michigan, in a recent meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

West Bandung regent Jeje Ritchie Ismail said his party had declared the mass poisoning in Cipongkor "an extraordinary event so that handling can be faster and more comprehensive".

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

If the world of Mqhekezweni revolved around the regent, my smaller world revolved around his two children.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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