board of directors

noun phrase

: a group of people who manage or direct a company or organization

She's on the board of directors for a large corporation.

Examples of board of directors in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meta recently updated its standards for training, evaluating and releasing its most capable AI models, and spokesman Andy Stone pointed to the company’s efforts to refine its board of directors’ governance structure. — Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Penned by Simon Rich, Artificial centers around the controversial firing and subsequent rehiring of Altman by OpenAI’s board of directors within a span of five days in November 2023. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026

Bazire, a long-standing LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton executive, is a member of the French group’s board of directors and executive committee. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Goldberg, who also has a close relationship with Atlantic owner Laurene Powell Jobs, does not report to the CEO and instead reports directly to the Atlantic’s board of directors. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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Legal Definition

board of directors

often capitalized B&D

: a group of individuals elected by the shareholders of a corporation to manage the corporation's business and appoint its officers