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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Lululemon Lululemon has appointed former chief product officer Tara Poseley to its board of directors as the activewear company continues to put greater emphasis on product, design and innovation. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Ted Sarandos, the co-CEO of Netflix, has been elected chair of the American Film Institute’s board of directors, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively report. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Collison and Xu are members of Meta's board of directors while Thiel left the company's board in 2022, having served since 2005. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Instead, the Gables mayor has the same voting powers as the rest of the commission, which acts like a board of directors for the city and directs the city manager, who is like the city’s CEO, to take certain actions through majority votes. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for board of directors

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board of directors

often capitalized B&D
: a group of individuals elected by the shareholders of a corporation to manage the corporation's business and appoint its officers
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