society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > tribunal or board of assessors or adjudicators (3)
An official body of people who transact business seated around a table; = board, n. 8b. Now chiefly in plural with the and capital initial: the…
Any of various local boards of officials empowered to settle disputes, esp. between an individual and a government department, to adjudicate on fair…