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.

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Progress should be reported to IHOPKC’s board of directors and made public. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025 Its board of directors includes several former members of right-wing groups including the Freedom Foundation, Turning Point, and the Young America’s Foundation — one of the groups that worked against Biden-era Title IX reforms. Samantha Riedel, Them., 25 Sep. 2025 Solida Capital and Vivium will enter the new board of directors. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025 Cannon-Grant was fired from Violence in Boston by its board of directors in 2022, and the charity was shuttered. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for board of directors

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“Board of directors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20of%20directors. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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

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