board of directors

noun phrase

: a group of people who manage or direct a company or organization
She's on the board of directors for a large corporation.

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Tom Conrad has served on the Sonos board of directors since 2017 and has over three decades of experience in the consumer technology sector. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 Then, the very next week, two USA Fencing board of directors members filed a lawsuit against the other six at-large members, alleging Lehfeldt made false statements to Congress at the May 7 hearing. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025 The line of credit was later upped to $14 million, and it had not been approved by the company’s board of directors, prosecutors said. Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 20 July 2025 The company, without directly referencing the incident, issued two statements on July 18 first noting the company's board of directors was launching an investigation. Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for board of directors

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“Board of directors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20of%20directors. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

Legal Definition

board of directors

often capitalized B&D
: a group of individuals elected by the shareholders of a corporation to manage the corporation's business and appoint its officers

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