regent
noun[C]
uk/ˈriː.dʒənt/us/ˈriː.dʒənt/apersonwhorulesacountryfor alimitedperiod, because thekingorqueenisabsentor tooyoung, tooill, etc.
Leaders of national & regional governments
- chancellor
- chancellorship
- chief executive
- co-ruler
- collector
- FM
- generalissimo
- governor
- governorship
- gubernatorial
- POTUS
- premier
- premiership
- Pres.
- state premier
- Taoiseach
- the power behind the throneidiom
- Tánaiste
- veep
- vice president
regent
adjective[usually after noun]
uk/ˈriː.dʒənt/us/ˈriː.dʒənt/rulingas aregent:
thePrinceRegent
- She was Queen Regent fortheirnine-year-oldson.
- Thetownfiguredprominentlyas the Citadel of the Regent Queen.
- Armyofficerspetitionedthe Regent Princess Isabel.
Leaders of national & regional governments
- chancellor
- chancellorship
- chief executive
- co-ruler
- collector
- FM
- generalissimo
- governor
- governorship
- gubernatorial
- POTUS
- premier
- premiership
- Pres.
- state premier
- Taoiseach
- the power behind the throneidiom
- Tánaiste
- veep
- vice president