"school board" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: school boards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} school board (plural school boards)
  1. A governing body of people elected (a board of directors or board of trustees) to oversee management of a school district and represent the interests of residents. Synonyms: board of education, school committee Translations (school board): administració escolar [feminine] (Catalan), schoolbestuur [neuter] (Dutch), koululautakunta (Finnish), commission scolaire [feminine] (French), conseil scolaire [masculine] (French), division scolaire [feminine] (French), district scolaire [masculine] (French), Schulkommission [feminine] (German), Schulbehörde [feminine] (German), Schulausschuss [masculine] (German), Schulausschuß (note: old spelling) [masculine] (German), Schulpflege [Switzerland, feminine] (German), Schulamt [neuter] (German), Schulaufsichtsrat [masculine] (German), skolestyre [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), skolestyre [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), skulestyre [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), skolstyrelse [common-gender] (Swedish), ủy ban học khu (Vietnamese), ủy ban học chánh (Vietnamese)
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