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board of directors

group of people who jointly supervise the activities of an organization
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Summary

board of directors ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,988 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: panel[2], board of trustees[3], governing body[4], group of humans[5], assembly[6]
  • Commons category: Boards of directors[7]
  • Has part(s): board member[8], member of the board of trustees[9], board of directors member[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Board of directors[11]
  • Described at URL: https://verwaltungsrats-lexikon.vrmandat.com/aufsichtsrat/[12], https://verwaltungsrats-lexikon.vrmandat.com/verwaltungsrat/[13]
  • Facet of: corporate governance[14]
  • Described by source: Investopedia[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16]
  • Short name: BoD[17]
  • Different from: board of trustees of a foundation[18], board of trustees[19]
  • Position held by head of the organization: chairman of the executive board[20]

Why It Matters

board of directors has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 105 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Ulflarsen · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → styre
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  2. 18w ago · Remo Prinz · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://verwaltungsrats-lexikon.vrmandat.com/aufsichtsrat/, https://verwaltungsrats-lexikon.vrmandat.com/verwaltungsrat/
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  3. 18w ago · Remo Prinz · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://verwaltungsrats-lexikon.vrmandat.com/aufsichtsrat/, https://verwaltungsrats-lexikon.vrmandat.com/verwaltungsrat/
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  4. 24w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → panel, board of trustees, governing body +2
    Has part(s) → board member, member of the board of trustees, board of directors member
    Topic's main category → Category:Board of directors
    Position held by head of the organization → chairman of the executive board
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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