Definition of Board of appeals

1. Noun. A board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals.

Exact synonyms: Appeal Board, Appeals Board
Generic synonyms: Board

Definition of Board of appeals

1. Noun. (context: government business) A panel of officials, typically appointed by an elected officer, charged with making decisions on the continuing applicability of administrative decisions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Board Of Appeals

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board-of-directors
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board and lodging
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board finger
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board game
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board meeting
board member
board of appeals (current term)
board of directors
board of education
board of regents
board of selectmen
board of trustees
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boardable
boarded
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Literary usage of Board of appeals

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Law of City Planning and Zoning by Frank Backus Williams (1922)
"Board of Appeals. The appointed members of the board of standards and appeals and ... The words board of appeals when used in this chapter refer to the said ..."

2. Special Bulletin by New York (State). Dept. of Labor (1915)
"Board of Appeals. S 718-cl. The appointed members of the board of standards ... Whenever the board .of appeals shall deem it necessary that an inspection ..."

3. A Digest of the Laws of Pennsylvania: From the Year One Thousand Seven by John Purdon (1887)
"It shall be the duty of said board of appeals to hear and ... The decision of the board of appeals, upon the valuation and assessment in Decision« final. ..."

4. Report of the Commissioner of Corporations on Cotton Exchanges by United States Bureau of Corporations, Herbert Knox Smith (1908)
"EXPLANATIONS OF THIS ORDER OF THE board of appeals.—The obvious effect of this ruling of the board of appeals was to permit the certification of cotton on ..."

5. Journal by Indiana General Assembly. Senate, Indiana, General Assembly, United States Congress Senate (1887)
"Each member of the Board of Appeals shall be entitled to and receive for his services, in such appealed cases, three dollars per day for the time of actual ..."

6. Chronological and Statistical History of Cotton by Ezekiel J. Donnell (1872)
"board of appeals. SEC. 5. The Board of Appeals shall consist of seven members, who shall hear and decide finally all controversies (except as provided in ..."

7. Safety in Building Construction by Travelers Insurance Companies (1921)
"board of appeals. The appointed members of the board of standards and appeals and ... The words board of appeals when used in this chapter refer to the said ..."

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