board of commissioners

noun

1. the administrative body of a county in many U.S. states, especially in the South and the West, having from two to seven elected members.

Example Sentences

The final report will be delivered to the recreation and parks board of commissioners and then, in a perfect world, someone at City Hall will lead the way and restore pride in an essential but neglected community asset.

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As a member of the Impressions — which he formed with his adolescent friend Curtis Mayfield, who took over as the group’s lead singer when Butler left in 1960 — Butler was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, half a decade after he was elected to a spot on the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

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DWP staff first notified the public, and its own Board of Commissioners, about the methane leak in an August 2020 meeting, despite having determined a full year earlier that there was leakage because of a worn seal.

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The fight began in the spring after the Board of Commissioners for the Port of Oakland voted to change Oakland International Airport’s name to the more inclusive San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.

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This summer, Los Angeles World Airports’ board of commissioners allocated $400 million more to settle past claims and reignite progress.

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