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.
Though the new law is popular among the general public, it is hated in the boardroom.
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boardroom — board‧room [ˈbɔːdruːm, rʊm ǁ ˈbɔːrd ] noun [countable] 1. the place in a company where its board of directors meets 2. boardroom battle/dispute/row/split etc a disagreement between two or more directors of a company: • A brutal boardroom… … Financial and business terms
boardroom — oardroom n. a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company). Syn: council chamber. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boardroom — (n.) 1731, from BOARD (Cf. board) (n.1) in the sense of table where council is held + ROOM (Cf. room) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
boardroom — ► NOUN ▪ a room in which a board of directors meets regularly … English terms dictionary
boardroom — ☆ boardroom [bôrd′ro͞om΄ ] n. a room in which a board of administrators or directors regularly holds meetings … English World dictionary
boardroom — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ company, corporate, executive BOARDROOM + NOUN ▪ battle, coup, shake up (esp. BrE), showdown (AmE) … Collocations dictionary
boardroom — UK [ˈbɔː(r)druːm] / US [ˈbɔrdˌrum] noun Word forms boardroom : singular boardroom plural boardrooms a) [countable] a large room where the directors of a company or other organization hold formal meetings, usually with one large table around which … English dictionary
Boardroom — Besides the general definition as a meeting room in an office, in the investment community the boardroom can refer more specifically to a room used in a stockbrokerage office. The boardroom is where clients and members of the public can meet with … Investment dictionary
boardroom — board|room [ bɔrd,rum ] noun count a large room where the directors of a company or other organization hold formal meetings, usually with one large table around which everyone sits a. singular the directors of a company or other organization: a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
boardroom — [[t]bɔ͟ː(r)druːm[/t]] boardrooms also board room N COUNT The boardroom is a room where the board of a company meets. Everyone had already assembled in the boardroom for the 9:00 a.m. session … English dictionary
