county board
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of county board
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Bass’s comments to CNN came after several other officials on L.A.’s city council and county board of supervisors, as well as city controller Kenneth Mejia, had called for Wasserman to step down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Jim Barry, a county board member whose district includes Port Sheldon, sees problems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025
The county board of supervisors held an election in November to fill the vacancy created by Scrivner’s resignation.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025
Scrivner resigned from the county board of supervisors in August.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025
At seventeen she took county board examinations, which covered all the arts and sciences, and at eighteen she was teaching school at Peach Tree.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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