"board of supervisors" meaning in All languages combined

See board of supervisors on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: boards of supervisors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|boards of supervisors|head=board of supervisors}} board of supervisors (plural boards of supervisors)
  1. (US) The elected governing body of a county in certain states, which often has executive as well as legislative powers Wikipedia link: board of supervisors Tags: US
    Sense id: en-board_of_supervisors-en-noun-V2UiG1P5 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Government

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