Federal Reserve Board

noun

: a 7-member board of governors overseeing the Federal Reserve System

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The last serious bid for mass adoption came in 2021, when Libra was hours from a pilot launch before the Federal Reserve Board pulled the plug. Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Bad enough, but President Jimmy Carter had appointed Paul Volcker as chair of the Federal Reserve Board. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025 That's $200,000 lower than last year's estimate, but still a far cry from the median amount of $87,000 people have saved in their retirement accounts, according to Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Consumer Finances. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025 The chief goal is to return power to the people, not to concentrate it into the hands of the few, whether that is the president, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Federal Reserve Board. Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Federal Reserve Board

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Federal Reserve Board was in 1920

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“Federal Reserve Board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Federal%20Reserve%20Board. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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