student body

noun

: the students at an educational institution

Examples of student body in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cultural understanding came from a combination of the diverse student body and array of outside learning opportunities oered on campus. Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024 Due to population decline in Wilcox County, the school operates in a building far bigger than its student body of about 400 can fill. Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 24 May 2024 Steve Cooley, who was Cal State L.A.’s student body president at the time. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024 Students at Johns Hopkins are demanding that the university, which has a student body of about 30,000 across multiple campuses, divest its endowment from companies that support Israel, including Elbit Systems, BlackRock, Northrop Grumman, Palantir, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and Google. Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for student body 

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Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of student body was in 1841

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“Student body.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20body. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

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