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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The results are in for the Rancho Santa Fe Association’s 2025 board of directors election as Covenant voters decided to welcome back the incumbent Courtney LeBeau, along with new board members Joanne Marks and Courtney Silberberg.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
But the momentum picked up speed in July 2020 when the U.S. attorney’s office reached a deferred prosecution agreement with ComEd, which acknowledged trying to influence Madigan by showering his pals and associates with do-nothing contracts, legal work and a seat on the ComEd board of directors.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
The employment contract for the high-profile leader of the influential Capital Region Development Authority was extended until the end of the year, as the quasi-public agency’s board of directors deliberates on naming a successor.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2025
The board unanimously voted to appoint Matthews, who served on the Authority’s interim board of directors at its inception.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 25 May 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
But the momentum picked up speed in July 2020 when the U.S. attorney’s office reached a deferred prosecution agreement with ComEd, which acknowledged trying to influence Madigan by showering his pals and associates with do-nothing contracts, legal work and a seat on the ComEd board of directors.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
The employment contract for the high-profile leader of the influential Capital Region Development Authority was extended until the end of the year, as the quasi-public agency’s board of directors deliberates on naming a successor.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2025
The board unanimously voted to appoint Matthews, who served on the Authority’s interim board of directors at its inception.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 25 May 2025
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“Board of directors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20of%20directors. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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