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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As soon as Paz, better known as JOP, swaggers into the building, the members of Fuerza Regida take their seats around a boardroom table like Power Rangers gathering before a mission. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026 Forget the office siren trend—Jessica Simpson is bringing the ranch to the boardroom for a big music announcement. Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026 The fear that artificial intelligence (AI) will hollow out the workforce has dominated corporate boardrooms and business headlines for years, and gathered pace in early 2026. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 Volunteers traded in their keyboards and boardrooms for hammers and a construction site during the annual Leaders Build Challenge of Habitat for Humanity OC. Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boardroom

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 12 Mar. 2026.

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