Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

statutory board

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: statu-to-ry board
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quasi-government body corporate constituted under legislation and tasked to perform some functions.

Example Sentences

"Every person who immediately before 1 July 1997 enjoyed a right of audience before any court, magistrate, statutory tribunal or statutory board shall on and after that date continue to enjoy such right before the corresponding court, magistrate, tribunal or board of the HKSAR."

Etymology

From statutory + board.

Inflected Forms

statutory boards (plural)

Questions

What does statutory board mean?: A quasi-government body corporate constituted under legislation and tasked to perform some functions.
Where does statutory board come from?: From statutory + board.

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