Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with board in American Collocation
board
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/bɔrd/
advisory
editorial
executive
governing
health
supervisory
He is a member of the editorial board of the British Journalism Review.
be or become a member of a board
be appointed to
be elected to
join
serve on
sit on
He serves on the boards of several companies, as well as working as an independent consultant.
be in charge of a board
chair
They are planning to set up a national policing board, to be chaired by a government minister.
leave a board
resign from
retire from
She resigned from the board when an agreement couldn’t be reached.
convene
meet
The bank’s board convened to discuss ways of handling the crisis.