governing board
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈɡʌvərnɪŋ bɔrd/
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junta directiva
- The governing board meets every month to discuss important policies for the university.
- chairman of the governing board
- college governing board
- local governing board
Because I have to go to the governing board meeting.
- Because I have to go to the governing board meeting.
Examples
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The role of the chief executive officer for a state community college governing board or coordinating board is difficult.
Academic text (1991) -
The district would be a mini-government with its own governing board within the city of Alachua.
Blog text (2) -
The most significant finding was that each governing board had a vision for its college.
Academic text (1994) -
One day I asked Sam, the head of a local governing board, about the board's only female member.
Academic text (1992) -
A little more than 11% advised governing boards to include them in college activities.
Academic text (1994) -
The predecessor met governing board expectations when he was hired and continued to perform well.
Academic text (1994) -
All efforts and initiatives must be embraced by the trustees on governing boards.
Academic text (1997) -
The majority reported they attended dinners and parties for governing boards and college staff, graduation, and fundraising events.
Academic text (1994) -
Consequently, governing boards and senior managers are focusing to a greater degree on strategic problem-solving.
Academic text (1996) -
Sandra E. Dowling, Maricopa County School Superintendent, serves as the governing board of the district.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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3.2
A group of people chosen to manage an organization
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2.3
A group of people who make decisions about local public schools
85
3.1
A group of people chosen to oversee and make important decisions for a company
17
3.4
A group of people or organization that manages and sets rules for an institution
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3.2
A group of people chosen to make important decisions for a school or other organization
8
2.3
An official group of people who manage local public schools
2
6.1
A group who run a college or university and make key decisions about rules, staff, and students
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'governing' (holding power to make and enforce rules) with 'board' (a committee overseeing an institution) to mean a board that governs an organization. This is a straightforward compositional modifier+noun construction found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Governing board may come from the image of leaders sitting around a wooden board, a table where they met to make rules, with governing showing they were in charge. That's why governing board now means 'a group of people who direct or manage an organization'.