Federal Reserve Board

noun

: a 7-member board of governors overseeing the Federal Reserve System

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What To Know On Friday, Star Sports offered odds of 2/1 (33.3 percent) on Warsh, who served on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011, being appointed by Trump as the new Fed chair by the end of 2025, assuming a new chair is appointed. James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025 The Federal Reserve Board of Governors declined to comment on the record. Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 At a Congressional hearing in June, in response to a question from Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL), Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell explained the factors that affect economic growth. Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025 The chairman holds regular press conferences after the Federal Reserve Board of Governors meetings eight times a year, immediately followed by question-and-answer sessions with a select group of beat reporters who closely follow the bank and economic matters. James B. Nelson, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for Federal Reserve Board

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1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Federal Reserve Board was in 1920

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“Federal Reserve Board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Federal%20Reserve%20Board. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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