school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

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Now, the board has 60 days to fill the vacant school board position. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 11 July 2025 Nash won the May school board election, securing 874 of the 1,749 total votes. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2025 The school board responded that the materials did no more than expose the children to new ideas, and that in any case nobody was being coerced. Stephen L. Carter, Mercury News, 8 July 2025 The school board voted to pay FGMA $182,500 for the conceptual design. Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for school board

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of school board was in 1836

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“School board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20board. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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school board

noun
: a board in charge of local public schools
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