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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This prompted Claudio Ranieri to clash with Gasperini and depart as senior advisor to Roma’s owners, The Friedkin Group, less than a year after moving from the dugout to the boardroom. James Horncastle, New York Times, 12 May 2026 Blurred lines As AI has matured, the question of its ownership in the boardroom has led to an increasingly confusing picture. Matthew Chin, CNBC, 11 May 2026 The debate about who actually pays for tariffs has simmered in boardrooms and at kitchen tables across America. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 11 May 2026 Eve Milner walked away from the boardroom and back to the bedside at 50. Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 7 May 2026 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 16 May. 2026.

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