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The following 5 entries include the term the board.
across the board
phrase: so as to include or affect all classes or categories
across-the-board
adjective: placed to win if a competitor wins, places, or shows
go by the board
phrase: to be carried over a ship's side
sweep the board
phrase: to win all the bets on the table
chairman of the board
: the principal officer of a corporation who presides over its board of directors and oversees its activity (1) by bringing forward for discussion and action problems arising from conflict of interest, problems stressing financial stewardship, policy questions growing out of operating decisions and (2) by setting up sound board procedures and securing competent board members
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