regent (redirected from Regents)

re·gent  (rjnt)

n.

1. One who rules during the minority, absence, or disability of a monarch.

2. One acting as a ruler or governor.

3. A member of a board that governs an institution, such as a state university.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin regns, regent-, ruler, from present participle of regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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regent·al (-jn-tl) adj.

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regent [ˈriːdʒənt]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the ruler or administrator of a country during the minority, absence, or incapacity of its monarch

2. (Social Science / Education) (Business / Professions) (formerly) a senior teacher or administrator in any of certain universities

3. (Social Science / Education) (Business / Professions) US and Canadian a member of the governing board of certain schools and colleges

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Rare any person who governs or rules

adj

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (usually postpositive) acting or functioning as a regent a queen regent

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Rare governing, ruling, or controlling

[from Latin regēns ruling, from regere to rule]

regental  adj

regentship  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	regent - members of a governing board         trustee governing board - a board that manages the affairs of an institution committee member - a member of a committee
	2.	regent - someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
Adj.	1.	regent - acting or functioning as a regent or ruler; "prince-regent" combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" powerful - having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"

Translations

regent [ˈriːdʒənt]

A. ADJ prince regent → príncipe m regente

B. N → regente mf

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regent [ˈriːdʒ^ənt] n [country] → régent(e) m/f

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regent

n → Regent(in) m(f); (US, Univ) → Mitglied nt → des Universitäts- or Schulverwaltungsrats ? prince regent

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regent [ˈriːdʒ/ənt] n → reggente m/f

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regent

n regent [ˈriːdʒent]

a person who governs in place of a king or queen The prince was only two years old when the king died, so his uncle was appointed regent. regent وَصي على العَرْش регент regent, -ka regent der/die Regent(in) αντιβασιλέας regente regent نایب السلطنه sijaishallitsija régent/-ente עוֹצֵר राज्य-प्रतिनिधि regent kormányzó wali raja ríkisstjóri reggente 摂政 섭정 regentas reģents pemangku raja regent riksforstander, regent regent regente regent регент regent, -ka regent regent regent ผู้สำเร็จราชการ naip, hükümdar vekili 攝政王(后) регент ناءب ریاست quan nhiếp chính 摄政者（王）