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

It went on to explain that the county Board of Supervisors voted to close the chronically overcrowded Men’s Central Jail twice, including in 2020.

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The Orange County Board of Supervisors has declined the federal government’s request for records on 17 people who were ineligible to cast a ballot.

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In August, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to refuse to comply with the DOJ’s demands to turn over the voter registration records of 17 individuals who were ineligible to cast a ballot but had appeared on the county’s voter registration rolls.

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She would later become the first Latina on the Ventura County Board of Supervisors.

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County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion this month requiring the Sheriff’s Department to send them a report about what training, if any, deputies receive on allowing reporters to do their jobs during protests.

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