boardroom

noun

board·​room ˈbȯrd-ˌrüm How to pronounce boardroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room that is designated for meetings of a board

Examples of boardroom in a Sentence

The directors are meeting in the boardroom.
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The strain and pressures directors are experiencing in the boardroom mirror the broader societal and systemic forces shaping today’s environment. Lara Abrash, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025 So, when the Tata Trusts board meets later Friday for the first time since reports of an internal power struggle first surfaced, many investors — and the government — will hope that the boardroom battle gets resolved. Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025 High up in the Arsenal boardroom, history is repeating itself. Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 The marginalization of Black women and their voices in mainstream narratives is prevalent throughout every aspect of society from classrooms to boardrooms. Essence, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for boardroom

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of boardroom was in 1732

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“Boardroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boardroom. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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