Federal Reserve Board

noun

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

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Both numbers appear in an April 2026 FEDS Note from the Federal Reserve Board, which compiles three separate federal instruments and reports what each found. Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Cook also disclosed the Atlanta property as a second home in federal filings made during her confirmation process to join the Federal Reserve Board. Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Federal law only allows presidents to remove members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for cause, which usually refers to serious misconduct. Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 But there’s some inconsistency between those opinions and the Lisa Cook case, where the justices said the president couldn’t simply fire a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 1 July 2026 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 16 Sep. 2026.

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