regente

Definitions of regente
  1. noun
    a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
    synonyms: juez, magistrado
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    Presidente del Tribunal Supremo
    the judge who presides over a supreme court
    dux
    formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
    pretor
    an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
    juez de paz
    a local magistrate with limited powers
    estipendiario
    (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases
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    adjudicador
    a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes
    funcionario
    a worker who holds or is invested with an office
  2. noun
    a queen who serves as ruler when the king cannot
    synonyms: reina regente
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    reina, reina regente
    the wife or widow of a king
  3. noun
    someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch
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    gobernador, gobernante
    a person who rules or commands
  4. noun
    members of a governing board
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    miembro del comité
    a member of a committee
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