Used in a Sentence

regents

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for regents.

Editorial note

If the author and the regents disclaim the warranty, and there are no regents, the straightforward interpretation is that the author disclaims warranty.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of regents gathered in one view.

noun

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

noun

A city in North Dakota.

noun

(Indonesia) The chief executive of a regency.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for regents.

noun

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

noun

A city in North Dakota.

noun

(Indonesia) The chief executive of a regency.

noun

(now rare) A ruler.

Example sentences

1

If the author and the regents disclaim the warranty, and there are no regents, the straightforward interpretation is that the author disclaims warranty.

2

It is true that the Regents lack authority to correct these problems and, to the extent the protest moves only the Regents, it is indeed a waste of time.

3

Patent 08308664 - Tremor stabilizing system for handheld devices United States Assignees: The regents of the University of Michigan.

4

From vqueue.h header: * Copyright (c) 1991, 1993 * The Regents of the University of California.

5

We learned what the Regents (spelling on this) exam would have and learned only that.

6

General knowledge is less of a requirement even here in NYS with the Regents system.

7

Implementing those solutions requires action by voters, the legislature, the regents, and so forth.

8

It's easy to point fingers at presidents and regents, but really all the aids and advisors on up are are pretty much unfireable.

9

Medical schools were in fact some of the pioneers in affirmative action (the seminal Supreme Court Decision Regents of University of California v.

10

Even the Regents (board of governers of the whole University of California system) have very little authority to do much about the fee increases.

11

I honestly don't know why they don't cut their ties - 5% isn't worth all the Board of Regents interference.

12

In California specifically, I'd like to see a ballot proposition which would set the UC Regents salary to one dollar per year.

Quote examples

1

"The Regents" was likely an artifact of advertising clause, not of people being lazy filling in placeholders in the license.

2

In the 90s it was common to see licence text refer to "the regents" even when that made no sense, but that's faded away as actual template licence text, meant to be used as a template, has become readily available.

Proper noun examples

1

Regents of the University of California.

2

;) I remember diagramming a regenerative braking system in AP Physics class out of boredom (the school's physics lab ended up getting named after me, for being the first person in the history of the school to get both a 5 on the AP test and 100 on the Regents).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use regents in a sentence?

If the author and the regents disclaim the warranty, and there are no regents, the straightforward interpretation is that the author disclaims warranty.

What does regents mean?

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

What part of speech is regents?

regents is commonly used as noun.