WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
board′ of educa′tion,
- Education, Governmenta board having control over a school system.
- Government, Educationan appointive or elective body that directs and administers chiefly the primary and secondary public schools in a town, city, county, or state.
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