student body

noun

: the students at an educational institution

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Our dedicated counties reporters — Gabrielle Chenault, Andy Humbles and Katie Nixon — join forces every month to ask school staff to nominate the best of the best from their student bodies throughout the school year. Nashville Tennessean, 10 Sep. 2025 That program is the Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) grants given annually since 1995 to community colleges, four-year colleges and universities with student bodies that are 25% Latino or more. Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025 Written by Kaitlin Reilly and Dorian Keyes, the film follows a rebellious bad boy and a type-A overachiever who join forces to win the student body presidency – and maybe each other’s hearts along the way. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025 These contributions enable the foundation to support programs that reach every classroom and benefit the entire student body. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 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 15 Sep. 2025.

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