board

Definition

Examples

The board of directors approved the plan to open a new branch.

Word Family

Synonyms

• committeea special group delegated to consider some matter; - Milton Berle
• councila body serving in an administrative capacity
• panelsheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something

Collocations

• Easy cork notice board
  to cork notice board, meaning to close a bottle with a cork
• Medium quarterly board meeting
  describing quarterly board meeting (a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year))
• Hard board of directors
  to board of directors, meaning to get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
• Very Hard across the board
  describing across the board (to the opposite side)