Meanings
plural boardrooms · alternative board-room · alternative board room
- The room where a group of people (especially the board of a company or organization) conducts its meetings
A President of the Royal Society, in the Board-room of the British Museum, is quite as likely as another person to sacrifice his public duty to the influence of power, or to private friendship.
1830, Charles Babbage, Decline of Science in England - figurativelyCorporations or corporate management considered as a section of society
Though the new law is popular among the general public, it is hated in the boardroom.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*burdą
- Proto-West Germanic*bord
- Old Englishbord
- Middle Englishbord
- Englishboard
- Proto-Indo-European*Hrew-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)rewH-
- Proto-Germanic*rūmą
- Proto-West Germanic*rūm
- Old Englishrūm
- Middle Englishroum
- Englishroom
- Englishboardroom
Translations
Bulgarian заседателна зала
- заседателна зала (zasedatelna zala)room where the board meets
Czech zasedací místnost
- zasedací místnostroom where the board meets
Danish bestyrelseslokale
- bestyrelseslokaleroom where the board meets
Hungarian tanácsterem
- tanácsteremroom where the board meets
Norwegian Bokmål styrerom
- styreromroom where the board meets
Polish sala posiedzeń
- sala posiedzeńroom where the board meets
Swedish styrelserum
- styrelserumroom where the board meets
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with boardroom
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Cite this entry
boardroom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boardroom
“boardroom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boardroom. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boardroom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boardroom.
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