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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Both founders will join Hanky Panky’s board of directors to ensure the brand’s signature aesthetic and commitment to quality remain in tact.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
His tenants stopped paying rent, Patel said, and a community organization cut ties with him by terminating his membership and removing him from its board of directors.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Under the deal, platform operations will be managed by a new, seven-member majority-American board of directors, according to the company memo.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2025
According to a report from Israeli business publication Calcalist, the world’s largest ocean carrier submitted a bid to ZIM’s board of directors to acquire the fellow shipping company.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
His tenants stopped paying rent, Patel said, and a community organization cut ties with him by terminating his membership and removing him from its board of directors.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Under the deal, platform operations will be managed by a new, seven-member majority-American board of directors, according to the company memo.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2025
According to a report from Israeli business publication Calcalist, the world’s largest ocean carrier submitted a bid to ZIM’s board of directors to acquire the fellow shipping company.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Board of directors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20of%20directors. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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