Phrase guide

board of directors

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A group of people elected by stockholders to establish corporate policies and make management decisions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: directorate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: board

Narrower terms: staggered board of directors

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَجْلِس إِدَارَة (majlis ʔidāra) — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Azerbaijani: direktorlar şurası — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Bengali: পরিচালনা পর্ষদ (poricalona porśod) — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Chinese Mandarin: 董事會 /董事会 (dǒngshìhuì) — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Czech: představenstvo — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Dutch: raad van bestuur — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Esperanto: estraro — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Finnish: hallitus — group of people elected by stockholders
  • French: conseil d'administration — group of people elected by stockholders
  • German: Vorstand — group of people elected by stockholders
  • German: Direktorium — group of people elected by stockholders
  • German: Verwaltungsrat — group of people elected by stockholders
  • German: Board of Directors — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Greek: διοικητικό συμβούλιο (dioikitikó symvoúlio) — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Hungarian: igazgatótanács — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Indonesian: dewan komisaris — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Irish: bord stiúrthóirí — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Italian: consiglio d'amministrazione — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Japanese: 取締役会 (torishimariyaku-kai) — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Kazakh: директорлар кеңесі (direktorlar keñesı) — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Korean: 이사회 (isahoe) — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Norwegian Bokmål: styre — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: styre — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Persian: هیئت مدیره — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Polish: zarząd — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Portuguese: diretoria — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Portuguese: conselho de administração — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Romanian: consiliu director — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Romanian: consiliu de administrație — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Russian: сове́т директоро́в (sovét direktoróv) — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Russian: правле́ние (pravlénije) — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Scottish Gaelic: bòrd-stiùiridh — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Spanish: consejo de administración — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Spanish: mesa directiva — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Swahili: bodi ya wakurugenzi — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Swedish: styrelse — group of people elected by stockholders
  • Vietnamese: hội đồng quản trị — group of people elected by stockholders