boardroom

American  

[bawrd-room, -room, bohrd-] / ˈbɔrdˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈboʊrd- /

Or board room

noun

1. a room set aside for meetings of a board, as of a corporation.

2. a room in a broker's office where stock-market quotations are listed on a board or by other means.

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boardroom British  

/ ˈbɔːdˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. 1. a room where the board of directors of a company meets

   2. ( as modifier )

      a boardroom power struggle

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Etymology

Origin of boardroom

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; board + room

Example Sentences

The unexpected boardroom shakeup comes with BP pivoting back to its more profitable oil and gas business as it slashes clean energy investment.

From Barron's

But then Long returned—armed with deep knowledge of corporate coups and boardroom power plays.

From The Wall Street Journal

The question nervously being asked in the halls of Canberra, in households across the nation, and in tech boardrooms around the world: is this actually going to work?

From BBC

The Big Ten’s shifting image isn’t limited to boardrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nelson’s postcrisis experience as a boardroom firefighter might serve him well.

From The Wall Street Journal