Meaning & use
Regents
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People who rule or govern on behalf of a monarch who is absent, too young, or incapacitated, or members of a governing board, especially at a university.
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The young prince's regents ran the kingdom until he came of age.
The university's board of regents approved the new tuition rates.
A note on using this word
In the United States, "regents" most commonly refers to members of a university or state education governing board rather than to royal stand-ins.
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