school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

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Most of the decisions that directly affect your life—your children’s schools, your roads, your water, your local courts—are made by state legislators and school board officials whose names most Americans cannot recite. Sharon McMahon, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026 Gilmore acknowledged that there’s been a certain amount of de-escalation since the years immediately after the pandemic, when school board meetings across the country devolved into shouting matches over mask requirements and critical race theory. Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026 Martinez did not comment on Licata or any of the new school board appointees. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026 Marc Bindel will be formally welcomed as both the head coach and athletic coordinator at a March 30 school board meeting. Briauna Brown, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026 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 27 Mar. 2026.

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school board

noun
: a board in charge of local public schools
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