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.

Examples of board of directors in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Morris has joined Raven’s board of directors and will work with management to expand among institutions. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

One of the firm's co-founders, Ben Bailey, is chairman of Mountain State Spotlight's board of directors. — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

The second part, though, is that AI provides opportunities for CEOs to have a virtual board of directors, a new person on the team, and a way of interrogating their own thinking which may reduce the loneliness of being a CEO. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Paramount said in Friday’s filing that its board of directors on Friday had authorized the stock move. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

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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