Federal Reserve Board

noun

: a 7-member board of governors overseeing the Federal Reserve System

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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and colleagues at the Federal Reserve Board continue to give priority to fighting inflation, providing a reassuring presence. —

Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 Last week, a former Senior Adviser for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was arrested on US charges of conspiring to steal government trade secrets to benefit China. —

Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025 The Federal Reserve Board of Governors’ orders that were terminated Tuesday were issued in 2011. —

Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2025 Wells Fargo: Shares of Wells Fargo hit a new high Tuesday after the bank confirmed the Federal Reserve Board of Governors terminated two consent orders that date back to 2011. —

Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Federal Reserve Board

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Federal Reserve Board was in 1920

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