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.
Recent Examples on the Web Somewhere in a boardroom not so far away, a group of adults is racking their brains wondering what type of jeans teens like. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024 Yet the big question asked in the C-suite and boardroom is: What can executives do to mitigate the impact of geopolitical upheaval on the supply chain? Hannah Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 And while more women are working, there has been no comparable increase in the number of women in Japanese boardrooms. Beth Greenfield, Fortune Asia, 7 Oct. 2024 Peace doesn’t begin in a boardroom, on social media, or on a politician’s agenda. Leigh Shulman, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for boardroom 

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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 21 Oct. 2024.

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