is it the Board's approval or Board approval?

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is it the Board's approval or Board approval?

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I've seen both had been used in many articles and documents. The only difference I can see is that if 'the' is added before 'Board', they usually use apostrophe s. Does the apostrophe for possessives no longer applies if 'the' is not added before Board?
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Re: is it the Board's approval or Board approval?

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Both are possible, with identical meanings in most contexts.
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