board of trustees

noun

1. an appointed or elective board that supervises the affairs of a public or private organization.

   the board of trustees of the university; the art museum's board of trustees.

Word History and Origins

Origin of board of trustees¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

For more than a decade I have served on the board of trustees of the public library in the progressive town where I live and work.

From Salon

UC must answer to the people, not just to boards of trustees or senior administrators.

From Los Angeles Times

The charity now has five part-time staff, a board of trustees and around 20 volunteers.

From BBC

After five years as music director, Salonen had declined to renew his contract, saying he didn’t share the board of trustees’ vision of the future.

From Los Angeles Times

The law, they argued, effectively ends tenure by folding tenure policy into the purview of each public institution's board of trustees.

From Salon

Related Words

• board of education