boardroom

noun

board·​room ˈbȯrd-ˌrüm How to pronounce boardroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room that is designated for meetings of a board

Examples of boardroom in a Sentence

The directors are meeting in the boardroom.
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War brings us inside the lawyers boardrooms and peels back the pages of prenups of the rich and famous. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026 By bringing EdgePoint into the boardroom, Mattel secures an 18% stockholding in friendly hands. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Inviting customers into the boardroom Smith encourages staff outside of the marketing function to come forward with ideas. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 That conversation is happening in boardrooms across every industry right now. — Juan Carlos Santiago, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boardroom

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of boardroom was in 1732

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“Boardroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boardroom. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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