supervisory board

British  

noun

1. a board of management of which nonmanagerial workers are members, having supervisory powers over some aspects of management decision-making

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supervisory board

Berlin still believes it has some influence over the deal through its representation on Commerzbank's supervisory board and its roughly 12-percent stake in the bank, both legacies of a state bailout during the financial crisis.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

The compromise reached seemed solid enough to call in the remaining members of the supervisory board later that day to seal an early deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The supervisory board of German car giant Volkswagen has backed a plan to slash an additional 50,000 jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

In the final agreement, the supervisory board only asked Blume and his team to “develop a model for an evolved decision-making and group structure,” postponing the power struggle to another day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Then let there be elected a supervisory board of trusty guardians, men absolutely above the reproach of having played the concertina or plunked staccato tunes on a banjo.

From Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques by James Huneker