boardroom

noun

board·​room ˈbȯrd-ˌrüm How to pronounce boardroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room that is designated for meetings of a board

Examples of boardroom in a Sentence

The directors are meeting in the boardroom.
Recent Examples on the Web While investors overwhelmingly sided with Disney and CEO Bob Iger, the boardroom showdown made something very clear: Disney needs to figure out streaming and get its creative direction back on track. The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024 In other words, awarding him a $45 billion comp deal—down from $56 billion previously due to the drop in Tesla’s share price—risks running afoul of laws prohibiting boardrooms from gifting away assets that belong to their investors. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for boardroom 

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Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of boardroom was in 1732

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“Boardroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boardroom. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

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