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

But the homeless estimates Pratt decries aren’t something those two have cooked up in a boardroom.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Dan Loeb, the hedge-fund veteran famed for boardroom fights and valuing investing, admits Sam Bankman-Fried fooled him.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Before Altman was hired back, he was frantically texting Murati for updates from the boardroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

She noted that kind of disregard for risk is "valuable in entrepreneurs", But the courtroom is not a boardroom.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Had a bunch of cats sat around a boardroom table raising their paws?

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas