regent
摄政王,摄政,摄政者,执政者
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- : a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- : a ruler or governor.
- : a member of the governing board of a state university or a state educational system.
- : a university officer who exercises general supervision over the conduct and welfare of the students.
- : a member of the religious order who is associated in the administration of a school or college with a layperson who is its dean or director.
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- : acting as regent of a country; exercising ruling authority in behalf of a sovereign during his or her minority, absence, or disability: a prince regent.
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The California State University regents put their own actual capital into the movement to guarantee a quick deal.
Read more on OZYThe sixth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt was a woman, the first to claim the throne in her own right, not just as acting regent.
When he died in 1999 after 20 years of marriage, she remained a beloved regent and has been celebrated for her philanthropic work, including running a foundation under her late husband’s name.
When the UC regents, the university’s governing board, approved the projects in 2015, the housing department planned to increase rent by under 5 percent each year through 2024-25 academic year.
A UC Davis student filed a similar class action lawsuit in May against the UC regents, alleging that the services students paid for in fees for in the spring 2020 quarter were never delivered.
Of course the Lady Regent of the Vale was standing placidly beside the open Moon Door, the wind rustling her robes.
The Regent movie theater, Albee Square Mall, and [record store] Beat Street are all gone.
During his gubernatorial run in 2009, McDonnell saw his graduate thesis from Regent University emerge—and receive some scrutiny.
Among them Mica Mosbacher, who is now a regent at the University of Houston.
“[Regent] taught me the real importance of being a Christian elected official,” he remarked.
His very appointment as censor was due to the bottle-acquaintance that had sprung up with the Prince of Wales.