county board
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of county board
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Nissen, then chair of the county board, said many people wanted a pause in refugees but were afraid to say so out of fear of being labeled racist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
Jim Barry, a county board member whose district includes Port Sheldon, sees problems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025
Ukpo told the county board that his department had found roughly $500,000 in annual savings by avoiding transportation from hospitals to his facilities in cases where it was unneeded.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025
Garman said the county’s lawyer assures him that no matter how rancorous the debate, the vote by the county board is symbolic: all that matters is the registrar’s certification.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024
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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