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Regan Deering
Regan Deering is an American politician and Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 88th district in central Illinois, sworn in in January 2025.
Regency Council (Poland)
The Regency Council (Polish: Rada Regencyjna) was the three-member body holding supreme authority in occupied Poland from 1917 to 1918, standing in for a monarch never chosen.
Regency Council of Egypt
The Regency Council of Egypt (مجلس الوصاية) was a body of notables and officials appointed to govern Egypt when its ruler was a minor, absent, or incapacitated, as for King Farouk from 1936 to 1937.
Regency era
Regency era: the 1811–1820 British period when the Prince of Wales (later George IV) ruled as Prince Regent for the ill George III; culturally extended to roughly 1795–1837, known for Austen, high-waisted fashion, and Regency romance.
Regency of Algiers
The Regency of Algiers (إيالة الجزائر) was an autonomous Ottoman tributary state centered on Algiers, ruled after 1671 by deys elected for life, until the French conquest of 1830.
Regency of Empress Chengtian
The Regency of Empress Chengtian (承天太后摄政) was the Liao dynasty government of Empress Dowager Chengtian, who ruled for twenty-seven years and directed wars against the Song.
Regency of Empress Dowager Deng
The Regency of Empress Dowager Deng (鄧太后臨朝) was the regency of Empress Dowager Deng of the Eastern Han dynasty, who ruled for a young emperor after her husband's death.
Regency of Empress Dowager Zhang
The Regency of Empress Dowager Zhang (张太后辅政) was the informal regency of Empress Dowager Zhang for her young grandson, the Ming Emperor Yingzong, after Emperor Xuanzong died.
Regency of Tunis
The Regency of Tunis was an Ottoman province covering modern Tunisia, established after the 1574 conquest and lasting under Ottoman suzerainty until the French occupation of 1881.
Regeneration
Regeneration (La Regeneración) was a Colombian political movement led by Rafael Núñez that replaced radical federalism with a unitary, Catholic state through the Constitution of 1886.
Regent
A regent is someone who temporarily exercises a monarch's powers when the sovereign is a minor, unwell, or absent, acting in the sovereign's name with legal limits.
Regent University
Regent University, formerly CBN University, is a private Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia, founded by broadcaster Pat Robertson in 1977 and renamed in 1990.
Regent's Park Healthcare
Regent's Park Healthcare is a privately held UK cardiac healthcare company founded by Dr Anil Ohri and headquartered in Salisbury, Wiltshire, providing managed cardiology services in partnership with the NHS.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978): Supreme Court case striking down UC Davis medical school's 16-seat minority set-aside while allowing race as a plus factor; Powell's solo opinion governed until SFFA (2023).
REGENXBIO
REGENXBIO Inc., formerly ReGenX, LLC, is a Rockville, Maryland biotechnology company developing AAV gene therapies through its NAV Technology Platform, publicly traded on Nasdaq since 2015.
Reggie Thomas
Reggie Thomas (born 1953) is a Democratic member of the Kentucky Senate representing Lexington's 13th district, elected in a December 2013 special election and serving as Senate minority caucus chair.
Reggie Walton
Reggie B. Walton (born 1949), senior U.S. district judge in Washington, D.C., former D.C. Superior Court judge, presiding judge of the FISA court 2013-2014, and the judge in the Scooter Libby perjury trial.
Reggio Emilia approach
Reggio Emilia approach: early childhood education philosophy from Reggio Emilia, Italy, founded by parents with Loris Malaguzzi after World War II; known for the hundred languages, ateliers, documentation, and project-based learning, spread via Reggio Children to over 145 countries.
Regia Marina
Regia Marina, the Royal Navy of the Kingdom of Italy, formed 17 November 1860 and renamed Marina Militare in 1946; fought chiefly in the Mediterranean convoy war of 1940-1943 without radar, carriers, or fuel.
Regicide
Regicide (Latin rex, regis, plus -cide) is the killing of a king or queen, or a person guilty of it. Famous cases include Charles I (1649), Louis XVI (1793), and tsar assassination campaigns; European regicide rates declined from AD 600 to 1800.
Regicide of Osman II
The regicide of Osman II (II. Osman'ın Katli) was the 1622 killing of the reigning Ottoman sultan by a Janissary and sipahi rebellion, the first regicide in Ottoman history.
Regime
Regime (political regime): the formal and informal rules determining who holds state power and how; distinct from government and state. Classified as democratic, authoritarian, totalitarian, or hybrid by V-Dem, EIU, and Freedom House indices.
Regime Change (book)
Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump is a 2026 book by New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, published by Simon & Schuster.
Regime change efforts in the 2026 Iran war
Regime change efforts in the 2026 Iran war are US and Israeli measures since 28 February 2026 to topple Iran's government, which has instead consolidated power.
Regiment
Regiment: a permanent military administrative unit, also called régiment in French. Roots in 17th-century colonel-raised formations and England's 1661 standing army; sizes from a few hundred to 5,000 soldiers, US WWII infantry regiment 3,200 men.
Regiment of Tomé de Sousa
The Regiment of Tomé de Sousa (Regimento de Tomé de Sousa) is a 1548 set of royal instructions defining the duties of Brazil's first governor-general.
Regimental Aid Post
Regimental Aid Post (RAP): the first medical facility in a battlefield evacuation chain, run by a battalion's Regimental Medical Officer just behind the front line for assessment, first aid, and triage before rearward evacuation.
Regimental association
A regimental association is a regiment-specific body of former and often serving British soldiers that relieves members in need and maintains the regiment's history, traditions, and esprit de corps.
Regimental museum
A regimental museum is a museum governed by or on behalf of a British Army regiment or corps to preserve and present that unit's history; about 150 exist in the UK.
Regimental Reconnaissance Company
Regimental Reconnaissance Company (RRC), also Ranger Reconnaissance Company: special reconnaissance unit of the US 75th Ranger Regiment's Special Troops Battalion, conducting clandestine infiltration, surveillance, and strike direction for the Rangers and JSOC.