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regent

/ree-juhnt/US // ˈri dʒənt //UK // (ˈriːdʒənt) //

摄政王,摄政,摄政者,执政者

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : 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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Examples

  • 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 regent Prince of Wales.

  • It appeared doubtful if the Queen Regent had not sacrificed the crown of one child to gratify the obstinacy of another.

  • His first visit was for Houston, who had a house on Regent Terrace, kept for him in old days by an aunt.

  • During the minority of the new ruler of Mahratta the dignity and power of regent were conferred upon the Mama Sahib.

  • Alan had been found in his own house in Regent Terrace, under care of the terrified butler.