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 Esteves is a former EVP and CFO at Time Warner Cable and a member of Spirit's board of directors. Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 June 2024 Tesla’s board of directors is continuing its full-throttle support of CEO Elon Musk and, more specifically, his pay package that was once valued at $56 billion. William Gavin, Quartz, 6 June 2024 Columbia Law Review’s board of directors suspended its website after student editors published an article accusing Israel of genocide. Jake Offenhartz, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2024 That and the preferred route for the tunnel will be subject to approval by the SANDAG board of directors, which includes mayors, city council members and county supervisors from each of the region’s 19 local governments. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for board of directors 

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“Board of directors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20of%20directors. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.

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

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