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a member of a governing board — especially at a state universityor:
someone who rules a country temporarily while the king or queen is too young, too sick, or away
- The California Board of Regents voted to increase student fees 32% at all University of California schools.
regents = members of a governing board
- The King was captured, so his son served as Regent in his absence.
- That if the Lord Regent... hears you are going to look for the lost Prince, he won't let you start.C.S. Lewis -- The Silver Chair
- I had an excellent person to leave as regent while I'm awayC.S. Lewis -- The Voyage of the Dawn Trader
- It's a popular shortcut, the Inner Circle of Regent's Park.Ian McEwan -- Atonement
- She'd seen it with Rusty at the Regent movie theater that winter, the year it won six Academy Awards.Judy Blume -- In the Unlikely Event
- If she was able to pass the entrance or regents' examination, she would be permitted to enroll regardless of high school credits.Betty Smith -- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- One Sunday afternoon I followed the crowds to the zoological gardens in Regent's Park.Gloria Whelan -- Listening for Lions
- He knows that among those Illuminati who were Masons there was a regent degree.Thomas Mann -- The Magic Mountain
- Lord Eddard Stark is herein named Protector of the Realm, to rule as regent until the heir comes of age.George R.R. Martin -- A Game of Thrones
- I sat down, and typed "Michael Lawler" and "Regent Street, London" into the search engine.Jojo Moyes -- Me Before You
- Shopping in Regent Street is perfectly splendid.Louisa May Alcott -- Little Women
- On the walls of the classroom were dozens of certificates from the New York State Regents exam, testifying to first-class honors for Corcoran's students.Malcolm Gladwell -- Outliers
- As we lurch down Regent Street, and I am flung upon this woman, upon this man, I am not injured, I am not outraged by the collision.Virginia Woolf -- The Waves
- Philip took him sometimes to the tavern off Regent Street.W. Somerset Maugham -- Of Human Bondage
- Claude said he had been out at Prince Regent Hospital, not far from Bujumbura, and some of the students from the high school in Kibimba were there.Tracy Kidder -- Strength in What Remains
- Does m'Lord forget that I was his regent-siridar here before?Frank Herbert -- Dune
- "You've got the royal family, the prince regents, Maer Alveron, Duchess Samista, Aculeus and Meluan Lackless...."Patrick Rothfuss -- The Name of the Wind
- The captains showed plainly the concern they felt, the regent's lady was downcast, and the pilgrims did not at all enjoy seeing their property confiscated.Miguel de Cervantes -- Don Quixote
- He walked from Westminster to his apartments near Regent's Park, about two.H.G. Wells -- The War of the Worlds
regent = someone who rules a country temporarily
regent = temporary ruler
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