superboard

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ board.

Pronunciation

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Noun

superboard (plural superboards)

1. A consolidated governing board set up in place of several lesser boards.
   • 1972, University Register, volume 2, University of Virginia:

     States such as North Carolina, Louisiana, and Wisconsin have consolidated power over state college policy in superboards in an attempt to improve efficiency.

   • 1977, Paul A. Mickey, Robert Leroy Wilson, What new creation?, page 142:

     Several problems seemed to have resulted in the creation of the superboards. The first was the perceived wasteful and needless duplication of programs by different agencies within the same denomination.