board of regents
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6.1
- noun
- /bɔrd əv ˈriːdʒənts/
- Formal
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junta de regentes
- Maryland's board of regents needs to vote on this.
Examples
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Every three months, I attend the meeting of our board of regents.
Fiction book (1998) -
First, it is clear that, under the California state constitution, the board of regents has the prerogative and, in fact, the responsibility to set policy on admissions.
Academic text (1996) -
Today I must leave to appear before the inquisitional board of regents of a very large university in the east.
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As more details of the university's affirmative action policies were disclosed, opposition to them grew, not just on the board of regents, but also in the general public.
Academic text (1996) -
A member of the board of regents at the University of Michigan reported receiving "many complaints from parents and students" about "indoctrination sessions" in the dormitories.
Academic text (1992) -
A District Court granted a motion to dismiss by the university's board of regents on grounds that, as an arm of the state, they are immune from suit in federal court under the 11th Amendment.
Academic text (1997) -
One source with Maryland ties said there is a strong affinity for the ACC, and making the move to the Big Ten may not be a unanimous decision among the school's board of regents.
Blog text (9) -
It may be hard to believe, but one of my proudest achievements was persuading the board of trustees and the board of regents to ensure that professors at CUNY must teach American history as part of a core curriculum.
Academic text (2001) -
When Maryland and Rutgers join, they will move into the Leaders Division occupied by Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Purdue, and Indiana, Loh told the board of regents.
Blog text (9) -
The board of regents will review the university's budget during their next meeting.
Synonyms
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3.2
A group of people chosen to manage an organization
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3.2
A group of people chosen to make important decisions for a school or other organization
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3.5
A group of people who direct and make important decisions for an organization
How Responsible
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'board' denotes a committee and 'regents' are members of a governing body, with 'of' marking the group relation, so a learner who knows both words can infer it is the governing committee composed of regents. This straightforward, cross-linguistically common noun-of-noun construction makes the expression immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner familiar with the constituents.
Etymology
Board of regents comes from older times when a regent was someone who ruled for a king and a board was the group that sat together to make decisions, so a board of regents today is the group that 'governs' a university.