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 The park district’s board of directors plan to vote on the deal on Tuesday, Coffey said. Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024 Go deeper: Read Wednesday's newsletter, plus Wednesday's Pro Rata on Microsoft giving up an observer seat on OpenAI's board of directors. Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 12 July 2024 The discussion, beginning at 10 a.m., includes a primer on the NIL process — a hot topic issue for athletes and families after the Florida High School Athletic Association’s board of directors voted last month to allow athletes to earn money from NIL deals. Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024 On June 18, Hot Docs’ board of directors co-chairs Robin Mirsky and Lalita Krishna stepped down from their positions. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 10 July 2024 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 27 Jul. 2024.

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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