boardmanship

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noun

The skills or position of serving on a board.

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English boardman →
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Meanings

nounboardmanship (uncountable)

alternative boardsmanship

  1. uncountableThe skills or position of serving on a board.

    Recognition that inservice training and self-study are essential to effective boardmanship.

    2003, PSBA Bulletin, volume 67, page 19
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    In the photo below, Art Greene, LSBA assistant executive secretary, shown standing, cites the ethics of good boardmanship in an orientation […]

    1970, The Boardman, volumes 25-26, page 37

Origin

  1. Englishboardman
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishboardmanship

From boardman + -ship.

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APA

boardmanship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boardmanship

MLA

“boardmanship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boardmanship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boardmanship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boardmanship.

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