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regency

[ree-juhn-see] / ˈri dʒən si /
NOUN
regime
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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So far in September, more than 1,400 people in the regency have been treated or hospitalised for acute respiratory infections, said Iwansyah, who like many Indonesians has one name.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Margo Price said "Love to see it" while Kacey Musgraves workshopped a few puns around the regency of Crow.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2025

Chaowalit was arrested in a raid at his apartment in Badung regency in Bali.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024

If the king later recovered, the regency could be ended by a declaration of “cessation of incapacity.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2024

"Was it the regency? Has my brother named you Protector?"

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

In East Java, where fires have ravaged several regencies and conservation areas including Mount Bromo and the Baluran National Park, the governor urged communities to come together to "pray for rain".

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

They were spotted entering the regencies of Lhokseumawe, East Aceh, Pidie, Aceh Besar and Sabang in north Aceh province.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

There were in that period two regencies, two emperors, and no less than 74 presidents and acting presidents.

From Time Magazine Archive

All the civil wars in France arose from the hereditary system; they were either produced by hereditary claims, or by the imperfection of the hereditary form, which admits of regencies or monarchy at nurse.

From Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): the Rights of Man by Moncure Daniel Conway

These in most cases entrusted the executive power to regencies or triumvirates, almost all of which rapidly gave way to military dictatorships.

From The United States and Latin America by John Holladay Latane


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