regent

Examples

• All

• The board of regents met to discuss the university's funding and policy changes.

• "It's only through transparency and building trust that the regents can fix this situation," she said.

  Academic text (2016)

• To the board of regents at their annual meeting.

  The Air Up There (1994)

• Every three months, I attend the meeting of our board of regents.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The preferred policy is virtually identical to the policy that the regents adopted on 20 July of last year.

  Academic text (1996)

• I am Jeronimo Ardevol, currently regent of the University of Barcelona.

  Ignatius of Loyola (2016)

• Auditors said they expect to see a policy presented to A&M regents expanding that ban to senior administrators.

  Academic text (2017)

• The University of California regents took an admirable step recently by outlawing racial preferences.

  Academic text (1996)

• Predictably, the regents' decision was met with outrage by a small but noisy band of activist professors and students.

  Academic text (1996)

• As a regent of the University of Barcelona, Jeronimo Ardevol played a crucial role in shaping education policy.

Synonyms

T

trustee

vsregent

• Specialized

137 4.8

A person or group who manages money and property for others and must act for their benefit

focuses on overseeing policy and administration rather than managing assets

B

board member

vsregent

113 2.7

A person who helps make important decisions for an organization

is the same membership but focuses on overseeing policy and administration in some universities

Compounds

Q

queen regent

7.4

A woman who rules a country because the king cannot, often until the heir is old enough

V

vice-regent

9.9

A person who rules for a regent or king when they are absent

Surface Forms

Etymology