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board school

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noun

  1. (formerly) a school managed by a board elected by local ratepayers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bayer shared the results with the school board, school staff and the facilities committee.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2023

Srikanth soon returned to a state board school and studied his beloved maths and science, averaging 98% in his exams.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2022

You really came through for local students, with more than 1,000 of you donating an eye-popping $203,570 to this year’s Seattle Times editorial board school supply drive.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2021

He was placed in Native American board school where he ran away several times.

From Washington Times • May 24, 2019

Her schoolfellows, on the other hand, marveled with delighted respect at her pas seuls upon the asphalt playground of the board school and clapped and jumped their praise.

From Carnival by MacKenzie, Compton

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