county board

noun

1. the governing body of a U.S. county consisting usually of three or more elected members.

Word History and Origins

Origin of county board¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

County Board of Supervisors pushed to restrict how their license plates are scanned by law enforcement.

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County Board of Supervisors voted to remove county funds from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and set up its own homeless department.

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And on May 6, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a new law requiring the seismic retrofit of certain high-rise concrete buildings that are either owned by the county or in unincorporated areas, where 1 million people live.

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She is the first millennial member of the county Board of Supervisors, a governing body that wields tremendous power despite remaining unknown to most Angelenos.

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In the three years since she was elected to the county Board of Supervisors, she has effectively rewritten the structure of county government and drastically changed its approach to homelessness response.

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