school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

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Clark confirmed that a naming committee would review suggestions and forward finalists to the school board. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025 The individuals involved in the crash attended Apopka High School and Kelly Park School, Melissa Byrd, an Orange County school board member, said in a statement shared on Facebook. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025 Its candidates and political organizers said the sweep underscored how national politics, local frustrations and turnout fueled by the county’s transit-tax campaign combined to shape a school board election that was technically nonpartisan but unmistakably political. Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025 This triggered a state law requiring the campus to either be closed or for the school board to be replaced with a board of managers. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for school board

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of school board was in 1836

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“School board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20board. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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school board

noun
: a board in charge of local public schools
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