boardroom

noun

board·​room ˈbȯrd-ˌrüm How to pronounce boardroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room that is designated for meetings of a board

Examples of boardroom in a Sentence

The directors are meeting in the boardroom.
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The dad-of-two has spent the past decade covering the fortunes of Liverpool FC across the globe to give fans the inside track on the Reds from the dressing room to the boardroom. James Pearce, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 The platform has hundreds of millions of users—including members of governments, militaries, boardrooms, and human rights organizations—who rely on its service to communicate without risk of their messages being seen by others. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2025 There is concern that the attacks on DEI will decrease diversity in the pipeline that leads to the executive suites of American corporations, and that this in turn will lead to less diversity in boardrooms. Richie Zweigenhaft, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2025 For years, the conversation around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has been centered on corporate programs, boardroom representation, and policy debates. John Hope Bryant, TIME, 5 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for boardroom 

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of boardroom was in 1732

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“Boardroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boardroom. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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