student body

noun

: the students at an educational institution

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Complaints from neighbors near TCU started decades ago, but as the student body has increased and more students moved into neighborhoods that were historically residential, those complaints became louder. Samuel O’Neal 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026 The proportion of international undergraduate students and the overall proportion of international students are used to capture the internationality of the student body. Time Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026 And yet, in all three examples, education officials ultimately moved ahead with the mergers — frequently combining schools with distinct student bodies in terms of race and class. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026 An entire student body is being traumatized by witnessing ICE activity around their schools. Wcco Staff, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for student body

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First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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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 31 Jan. 2026.

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