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Federal Reserve Board

noun

: a 7-member board of governors overseeing the Federal Reserve System

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Those allegations led to attempts from the president to remove her from the Federal Reserve Board, though a federal judge later restored her to her position. Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2025 For instance, former Federal Reserve Board Chair Ben Bernanke was also a respected scholar of the Great Depression. John T. Shaw, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025 Another, William Durant, had secretly met with President Herbert Hoover earlier in the year, to lean on him to stop the Federal Reserve Board from curbing Wall Street’s excesses. Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025 The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in November regarding presidential authority to impose tariffs under emergency powers, while removal cases involving FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter and Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook await resolution. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Federal Reserve Board

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Federal Reserve Board was in 1920

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“Federal Reserve Board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Federal%20Reserve%20Board. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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