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supervisory board

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A group of people chosen by the shareholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company and to hire and supervise the executive directors and CEO.

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12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: consell de vigilància — group
  • Czech: dozorčí rada — group
  • French: conseil de surveillance — group
  • Georgian: სამეთვალყურეო საბჭო (sametvalq̇ureo sabč̣o) — group
  • German: Aufsichtsrat — group
  • Hungarian: felügyelőbizottság — group
  • Indonesian: dewan pengawas — group
  • Italian: consiglio di vigilanza — group
  • Polish: rada nadzorcza — group
  • Spanish: consejo de vigilancia — group
  • Spanish: consejo de supervisión — group
  • Turkish: denetim kurulu — group