student body
noun
all the students enrolled at an educational institution.
student bodies
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pluralof student body.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The student bodies of U.K. universities, however, are far more diverse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Another key difference is that the main characters are Black kids who either attend or used to attend private schools with predominantly white student bodies.
From Salon ● May 21, 2025
The suspensions and arrests of at least 108 students spurred outrage from a significant portion of Columbia and Barnard College’s faculty and student bodies.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2024
Colleges have been scrambling to restore a sense of security for Jewish and Arab students — and stressing messages of inclusion for diverse student bodies.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
I saw Malcolm X too many times exhilarated in after-lecture give-and-take with predominantly white student bodies at colleges and universities to ever believe that he nurtured at his core any blanket white-hatied.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
