school board

noun

1. a local board or committee in charge of public education.

school board

noun

1. (formerly in Britain) an elected board of ratepayers who provided local elementary schools between 1870 and 1902
2. (in the US and Canada) a local board of education

Word History and Origins

Origin of school board¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Related Words

• board of education
• board of trustees