Regents

Word REGENTS
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Definitions and meanings of "Regents"

What do we mean by regents?

A ruler.

One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.

A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities.

A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC.

The chief executive of a regency

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The word "regents" in example sentences

To shore up falling non-resident enrollments, University of Wisconsin regents in June reduced tuition for non-residents by about $2,000 a year at all but the system's flagship campus in Madison. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Judge Naves entered judgment for the university because the regents were a quasi judicial body immune from suit under section 1983. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Michael Masinter wrote: Judge Naves entered judgment for the university because the regents were a quasi judicial body immune from suit under section 1983. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Which he the rather observed, for that it was told him by one of his teachers, there called regents, that the pain of the eyes was the most hurtful thing of any to the sight. ❋ Unknown (2002)

The doctors themselves were not always anxious to exercise their prerogative; the teaching devolved in large measure upon the bachelors, and the masters were classified as regents (those who taught) and as nonregents, who were content with the prestige implied by their degree or were eager for other occupations. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Their superintendence is not inefficient, for several reasons: the colleges in order to become corporations stand in need of a charter, which is only granted on the recommendation of the regents: every year funds are distributed by the state for the encouragement of learning, and the regents are the distributors of this money. ❋ Alexis De Tocqueville (1832)

The regents are the school's governing board and usually meet once a month to supervise, coordinate, manage and regulate the WSU system. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"So when it comes to making decisions about the safety and learning environment of our campus, the regents are the governing authority." ❋ Unknown (2010)

With that rationale in mind, perhaps the most eye-opening statistic offered by the regents is the slide in per-pupil funding. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"The regents will be the issuer of the bonds and be able to address questions relating to the finances," said Phil Roeder of Culver's office. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The overwhelming concern among members of the committee and the regents is the decrease in the already limited parking space at the main hospital. ❋ Unknown (2008)

These went to school, survived the rigors of "regents" examinations, and were beginning to talk of ❋ Various (1915)

The college (Paedagogium) was ruled by three "regents"; the students were distributed in four "nations", originally called Clidisdaliae, ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

His attempts to overthrow the supremacy of the "regents" in Amsterdam, Leyden, Enkhuizen and other towns were complete failures. ❋ George Edmundson (1889)

Holland of two hundred years ago -- such is the marvelous variety of life and vigor imprest into its endless figures of stalwart officers and handsome young archers pledging each other at banquet tables and seeming to welcome the visitor with jovial smiles as he enters the chamber, or of serene old ladies, "regents" of hospitals, seated at their council boards. ❋ Various (1885)

But they need not attend to that council unless they think fit; they are appointed to watch over the national interest, and, in so doing, they may disregard the murmurs of the 'regents' if they like. ❋ Walter Bagehot (1851)

Both made in 1664, when Hals was 81 or 82, one portrays the regents of Haarlem's old men's almshouse, the other the regentesses. ❋ David Galenson (2011)

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