regent
noun
re·gent
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Definition of regent
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: a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
2
: a person who rules or reigns : governor
3
: a member of a governing board (as of a state university)
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Other Words from regent
regent
adjective
regental
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Examples of regent in a Sentence
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That regent had leaked the story for his own reasons and that got it out in the media. — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, "Nick Saban was interested in Texas job at one time, former regent Tom Hicks says," 9 July 2019 The regents' allocation will also finance partial tuition support for students from families with incomes up to $125,000, based on a sliding scale. — Dallas News, "UT-Austin promises free tuition to students with family income less than $65,000 in 2020," 9 July 2019 As part of the June settlement, the patient will meet separately with UCLA Health President Johnese Spisso and the regent who chairs the health services committee. — Richard Winton, latimes.com, "UCLA has paid more than $3.5 million in settlements over former gynecologist," 8 July 2019 Newsom’s selection of Reilly as a UC regent leaves the influential education panel with no open seats. — SFChronicle.com, "Newsom appoints 20 to higher education posts," 9 Aug. 2019 Drokan, regent of the kingdom of Hauven, covets the neighboring kingdom of Frohagord and its queen, Gertrude. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, "A fairy-tale world premiere and Janácek's brutal but redemptive 'Jenufa' impress at Santa Fe Opera," 6 Aug. 2019 The regents could vote on what to cut in September. — Washington Post, "Financial crisis opens University of Alaska up to layoffs," 22 July 2019 Durkin was initially set to be reinstated to his position following the investigation by recommendation of the board of regents, but the school decided to fire him without cause the next day and buy out the rest of his contract. — Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, "Former Maryland Coach DJ Durkin Working As Guest Coach at Falcons Camp," 22 July 2019 In assessing the effect on students, several UC regents said any plan should consider not only tuition, but also the total cost of attendance, which includes increasingly high-priced housing. — Los Angeles Times, "Incoming UC students could see a tuition hike under new proposal," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'regent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for regent
regent
noun
English Language Learners Definition of regent
: a person who rules a kingdom when the king or queen is not able to rule because he or she is sick, too young, etc.
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regent
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re·gent
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Kids Definition of regent
: a person who temporarily governs a kingdom in place of a monarch