student body

noun

: the students at an educational institution

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In the Chicago area, multiple colleges have notified their student bodies about the platform being down. Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 8 May 2026 One key to the team’s success, Fitzgerald said, is the way KU’s student body has embraced the program. Gary Bedore may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026 The problem, actually, is that the student body is small relative to the resources devoted to it, and shrinking fast—but the city and state governments won’t cut education spending accordingly. Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026 Even Notre Dame’s latest edition of The Shirt, which is sold each year to raise funds for the student body, seemed to be in the mood as the 2026 design was unveiled the night before the spring game. Pete Sampson, New York Times, 26 Apr. 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 14 May. 2026.

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