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 ones that figure out how to clear it early are going to have an easier time earning trust from employees, from customers and eventually from whoever’s asking the questions in the boardroom. — Ori Lev-Ran, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, the Tata Group, one of India's leading corporate houses, is embroiled in a boardroom battle that could affect its ability to invest in building the country's first semiconductor fabrication plant. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

At the start of the 1986-87 season, a combination of previous boardroom incompetence and broader economics saw Middlesbrough not just in the Third Division, but with their ground, Ayresome Park, padlocked. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Healthy and unhealthy companies alike will bring in new blood to their boardrooms from time to time. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 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