boardroom

noun

board·​room ˈbȯrd-ˌrüm 

-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

The world has changed in terms of how receptive companies are to ideas that didn’t originate in the boardroom or from management. — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

One of the key areas that transfer from the court to the boardroom is the pressure reframe. — Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

There had been too much churn in the boardroom and Howe had frequently suffered from a lack of support and a boom-bust cycle of recruitment. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026

The sleek midiskirt is elevated, but is much cooler and easygoing than the stiff pencil skirts of boardrooms past. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for boardroom

• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume
• costume
• courtroom