BOARD

board. 1. A group of persons having managerial, supervisory, or advisory powers <board of directors>. • In parliamentary law, a board is a form of deliberative assembly and is distinct from a committee — which is usu. subordinate to a board or other deliberative assembly — in having greater autonomy and authority. 2. Daily meals furnished to a guest at an inn, boardinghouse, or other lodging <room and board>. [Cases: Contracts  191. C.J.S. Contracts § 344.][Blacks Law 8th]