boardroom
pronunciation
How to pronounce boardroom in British English:
UK [ˈbɔ:dru:m]
How to pronounce boardroom in American English:
US [ˈbɔrdrum]
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- Noun:
- a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company)
Word Origin
- boardroom (n.)
- also board-room, 1731, from board (n.1) in the sense of "table where council is held" + room (n.).
Example
- 1. That 's hard to do in a boardroom or on a corporate jet .
- 2. The boardroom coup uncovered long simmering reservations about the deal , which was inked more than a year before .
- 3. The problem is evident in both parliament and the boardroom .
- 4. He loped back into the boardroom and told them .
- 5. While respecting the proprietary nature of boardroom interaction , they would report to the non-executive chair and a designated regulator to discuss how well , or how poorly , the board dealt with risk .