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boardmen

noun

plural of boardman
as in officers

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  1. officers
  2. officials
  3. commissioners
Noun
  • The Washington Post reported last month that authorities have charged or accused at least 50 law enforcement officers of leveraging ALPRs without authorization, sometimes using the software to stalk women.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Among them is a complaint by four Muslim women in Arizona who sued multiple police departments and Arizona State University after male officers removed their hijabs while arresting them at pro-Palestinian campus protests in 2024.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of officers
Noun
  • But officials did not prioritize reusability in Vulcan’s design, with no plans to reuse the rocket’s booster stage and only tentative plans to eventually recover and reuse Vulcan’s main engines.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • An Israeli strike killed at least four people in northern Gaza, including two children, hospital officials said Thursday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of officials
Noun
  • For months, a handful of county commissioners – most notably Chairman Anthony Rodriguez and fellow commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgens – blocked the center from coming up for a vote.
    — Jim DeFede, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • County staff briefings with commissioners, as well as commissioner discussions at the dais, could result in some property tax funds getting yanked from the deal’s final framework.
    — Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
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“Boardmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boardmen. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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