student body

noun

: the students at an educational institution

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The last surviving member of a trio of African American youths who were the first to desegregate the undergraduate student body at North Carolina’s flagship public university in the 1950s. Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024 What’s amazing is that Rio Hondo has a student body of 140 compared to Warren’s more than 3,500. ... Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024 Star School, which has been serving the community for over 20 years, has a student body that is 99% Native American. Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024 Few stayed enrolled in the school from one year to the next (or for even shorter periods) and the effort just couldn’t produce good results without having a stable student body. Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for student body 

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of student body was in 1841

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“Student body.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20body. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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