1
: a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
2
: a person who rules or reigns : governor
3
: a member of a governing board (as of a state university)
regent
adjective
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What follows across ten episodes are assassination attempts, uneasy alliances, and deft political manoeuvring as the regents use Blackthorne like a pawn.
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The University of Michigan on Monday denounced an attack on the home of Jordan Acker, a university regent, in which his house was vandalized and pro-Palestinian messages were spray-painted on his wife’s car.
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Hundreds of students and faculty members in December protested on campus amid concerns the board of regents was defunding the DEI program entirely, and thousands of people signed a petition defending it.
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Hartzell has been Texas’ president since September 2020 and part of a power trio, along with UT’s system board of regents chairman Kevin Eltife and Longhorns athletic director Chris Del Conte, who charted the school’s move to the SEC.
—Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
The University of Michigan on Monday denounced an attack on the home of Jordan Acker, a university regent, in which his house was vandalized and pro-Palestinian messages were spray-painted on his wife’s car.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of students and faculty members in December protested on campus amid concerns the board of regents was defunding the DEI program entirely, and thousands of people signed a petition defending it.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Hartzell has been Texas’ president since September 2020 and part of a power trio, along with UT’s system board of regents chairman Kevin Eltife and Longhorns athletic director Chris Del Conte, who charted the school’s move to the SEC.
—Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Regent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regent. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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regent
noun
re·gent
ˈrē-jənt 
1
: a person who governs a kingdom when a monarch is not able to
2
: a member of a governing group (as of a state university)
regent
adjective
Etymology
Middle English regent "one who governs," from early French regent or Latin regent-, regens (both, same meaning), from earlier Latin regens, a form of the verb regere "to lead straight, govern, rule" — related to rail entry 1, regulate, rule
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