student body

noun

: the students at an educational institution

Examples of student body in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Thinking about each one individually, on a human level, and that each university had a student body. Adrian Florido, NPR, 18 May 2024 The complaint also demanded the reinstatement of associated student body bookkeeper Heather Cooper, who worked closely with Jacobs and lost her job last fall. Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for student body 

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Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of student body was in 1841

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“Student body.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20body. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

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