"boardroom" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔɹdˌɹuːm/ [Canada], /ˈbɔːdˌɹuːm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-boardroom.wav Forms: boardrooms [plural], board-room [alternative], board room [alternative]
Rhymes: -uːm Etymology: From board + room. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|board|room}} board + room Head templates: {{en-noun}} boardroom (plural boardrooms)
  1. The room where a group of people (especially the board of a company or organization) conducts its meetings Translations (room where the board meets): заседателна зала (zasedatelna zala) [feminine] (Bulgarian), bestyrelseslokale [neuter] (Danish), tanácsterem (Hungarian), styrerom [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), styrerom [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), sala posiedzeń [feminine] (Polish), styrelserum [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-boardroom-en-noun-rg0gDOYw Categories (other): Rooms Disambiguation of Rooms: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'room where the board meets': 95 5
  2. (figuratively) Corporations or corporate management considered as a section of society Tags: figuratively
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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