board of supervisors

American  

noun

1. the governing body of a county in many U.S. states, especially in the Midwest and the East, consisting of from 15 to 100 members elected from towns, townships, cities, or wards.

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Example Sentences

I then went to Mabel Teng, my former colleague on the board of supervisors who was now the assessor-recorder of San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

A nuance in local laws helped developers construct data centers in areas zoned as office parks without input from the elected board of supervisors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

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

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

It was organized Dec. 10, 1881, with S. D. Love as chairman of the first board of supervisors.

From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by Folsom, William Henry Carman