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.
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And Cipriani later amended his complaint adding Paramount, David and Larry Ellisons, RedBird Capital and Paramount’s board of directors as defendants.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Matt Huang, the venture firm’s cofounder and managing partner, is on the startup’s board of directors.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
They are appointed by NBER president James Poterba, who has held the position since 2008, after consultation with committee chairs and the nonprofit’s board of directors.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Without the federal funding, the public broadcasting group’s board of directors voted in January to dissolve the entity.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Matt Huang, the venture firm’s cofounder and managing partner, is on the startup’s board of directors.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
They are appointed by NBER president James Poterba, who has held the position since 2008, after consultation with committee chairs and the nonprofit’s board of directors.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Without the federal funding, the public broadcasting group’s board of directors voted in January to dissolve the entity.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Board of directors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20of%20directors. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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