Federal Reserve Board

noun

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

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Since 2000, check-writing has plummeted by nearly 75%, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025 Speaking with Bloomberg after her dismissal, Slaughter observed that not even the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is safe under the maximalist regime Trump is advancing. Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025 After next week’s Federal Reserve Board meeting, Fed head Jerome Powell will hold his customary press conference for reporters who cover this powerful institution. Steve Forbes, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 The Federal Deposit Insurance Commission and Federal Reserve Board found continuing weaknesses related to data reliability and the firm’s compensating controls, the groups said in June. William Gavin, Quartz, 28 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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“Federal Reserve Board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Federal%20Reserve%20Board. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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