student body

noun

: the students at an educational institution

Examples of student body in a Sentence

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Just last weekend, the student body at Haverford College in Pennsylvania voted to urge President Wendy Raymond to forge ahead with the renaming process for the Allison & Howard Lutnick Library. Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026 In the realm of athletics, Pearson and his allies contend that the first prong—offering opportunities in proportion to the student body’s gender composition—has driven widespread cuts to men’s teams and violates the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026 The student body had become increasingly siloed. Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 In February 2023, a little more than a year after the launch of ChatGPT, Vanderbilt University sent an email to its student body in the wake of a fatal campus shooting at Michigan State. Emily Hodgson Anderson, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for student body

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of student body was in 1841

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“Student body.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20body. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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