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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Resilience isn’t bound to the boardroom. Rchin Bari, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025 In addition, there’s a call for Black professionals to get seats in boardrooms, on festival juries and senior leadership teams, to inspire emerging Black talent to pursue their own ambitions and careers in the cultural industries. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025 Waivers and exceptions granted at the management level never reached the boardroom, leaving directors with an incomplete view of the true risk profile. Michael Hilb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 The town — just west of Asheville — now has council meetings in a small boardroom in the center of the trailer which takes up most of the space. Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025 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 Sep. 2025.

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