Phrase guide

board member

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A member of a board in an association or company, especially the board of directors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: director, boardsman

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A Philippine provincial or Uruguayan departmental assembly member or councillor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a member of a governing board

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: member, fellow member

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: bestuurslid — person on the board of directors of an association or company
  • Dutch: bestuurder — person on the board of directors of an association or company
  • German: Vorstandsmitglied — person on the board of directors of an association or company
  • German: Vorstand — person on the board of directors of an association or company
  • Italian: consigliere d'amministrazione — person on the board of directors of an association or company
  • Norwegian: styremedlem — person on the board of directors of an association or company
  • Polish: członek zarządu — person on the board of directors of an association or company
  • Polish: członkini zarządu — person on the board of directors of an association or company
  • Swedish: styrelsemedlem — person on the board of directors of an association or company