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

Security chiefs are now in more boardroom meetings and conversations with CEOs as the landscape shifts. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

For truly palatial digs, the massive Louis XVI–style Royal Suite (pictured) was once the boardroom and private office of the chairman of one of Spain’s major banks and features a gold leaf ceiling and a marble fireplace. — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026

But Musk’s particular vulnerability now extends far beyond the boardroom, potentially ensnaring millions of mom-and-pop investors now exposed to one or both companies through index funds. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial, a dramatization of the boardroom turmoil at OpenAI and Sam Altman’s brief ouster, was dropped by Amazon MGM shortly after Amazon deepened its strategic relationship with OpenAI. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 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