Ingrid Seward

When Prince Andrew tired of romancing a pretty dancer and turned his attentions to Koo Stark, he instructed the Buckingham Palace switchboard not to put her through when she rang.

Writer

Harold Coffin

In the business world an executive knows something about everything, a technician knows everything about something and the switchboard operator knows everything.

American Writer

Chris Connelly

I began my career as the switchboard operator at 'Rolling Stone.

Switchboard commonly refers to old telephone systems, less used in modern digital contexts.

Historic Usage

Switchboard often implies that a person, the operator, is manually connecting calls.

Human Operator

Don't confuse switchboard with automated systems; switchboards usually need human input.

Not Automated

Switchboards in electrical contexts are high-risk areas requiring professional handling.

Safety Concerns

A switchboard is often seen as the central point for electrical distribution in a facility.

Central Control

Switchboards direct electricity to different parts of a building or area.

Directing Power

 Until recently, the narrative in Congress was that calls from the other side, from that six percent, outnumbered calls from our side 10 to one. We're flipping that narrative on its head. After that recent terrible tragedy in San Bernardino, we jammed Congressional switchboards.

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 checkpoints if the pass through everywhere you go in the country it is a simple act of communication that is the most frustrating experience calls go to a switchboard and emails are shared by an entire organization in this context face-to-face meeting is critical for