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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Example Sentences

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

Bass’s comments to CNN came after several other officials on L.A.’s city council and county board of supervisors, as well as city controller Kenneth Mejia, had called for Wasserman to step down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The county board of supervisors held an election in November to fill the vacancy created by Scrivner’s resignation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

Since the raids on the homes of Supervisor Do, his daughter, and the chief executive of VAS, Peter Pham, calls for Do to resign his seat on the board of supervisors have increased.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

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 Hart, Albert Bushnell