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 federation says the incident prompted internal change, noting that 50% percent of its board of directors is now composed of women, who are also in several top managerial positions. —ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026

Technically, the union’s board of directors has sole authority to approve changes to the health plan, but the studio deal makes that a moot point since the money is contingent on the board doing so. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026

Gen Jones, the Historical Society board of directors vice president and a volunteer who lives in River Forest, agreed to let her house be featured on the walk. —Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

On April 22, Netflix’s board of directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $25 billion of common stock, without an expiration date, the company disclosed in an SEC filing Thursday. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Apr. 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