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

"I bet there's a lot of math going on in boardrooms at Meta, Google, Snap and TikTok as they evaluate what that means if they know thousands of cases are coming their way," she added.

From BBC

The bestseller—which she described as a “sort of feminist manifesto”—helped to make women’s professional advancement a boardroom topic.

From The Wall Street Journal

With his practiced executive scowl and scripted boardroom catchphrase, “You’re fired!,” the show burnished his image as a decisive billionaire dealmaker, even as his real-life business results were far less impressive.

From Los Angeles Times

“Until meaningful change in the boardroom has taken place, success for the new CEO could be a perpetual struggle.”

From MarketWatch

Reaching that balance gets dicier when navigating a boardroom packed with titans of American industry and finance.

From The Wall Street Journal