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board of supervisors

American  

noun

  1. the governing body of a county in many U.S. states, especially in the Midwest and the East, consisting of from 15 to 100 members elected from towns, townships, cities, or wards.


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Scurries unveiled the melody ahead of a critical board of supervisors vote that could pave the way for Rucci’s data center.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

The county board of supervisors last week approved a 45-day moratorium on all new data centers to allow the county to evaluate proposed data center development.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

Badat worked on a challenge to DeSoto County districts that were used for the county’s board of supervisors, school board, election commission, county constables and their judges.

From Salon May 16, 2026

A nuance in local laws helped developers construct data centers in areas zoned as office parks without input from the elected board of supervisors.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

In New York each town chose a member of the county board of supervisors; in Pennsylvania the county officers as well as the town officers became elective.

From Formation of the Union, 1750-1829 by Albert Bushnell Hart

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