Federal Reserve Board

noun

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

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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 Former President Barack Obama nominated Powell to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in 2012. Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 2 July 2025 The Supreme Court knows this also, hence its hasty and premature dicta insulating members of the Federal Reserve Board from removal. George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for Federal Reserve Board

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First Known Use

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 12 Jul. 2025.

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