governing body
C172
concept
A governing body is an organized group of individuals with the authority and responsibility to make decisions, set policies, and oversee the direction and management of an institution, community, or state.
Observed surface forms (178)
- public body ×71
- public authority ×67
- sports governing body ×67
- local government body ×66
- executive body ×57
- administrative body ×55
- decision-making body ×53
- government body ×36
- board of directors ×26
- international organization body ×26
- directorate ×22
- group of people ×20
- elected body ×19
- local governing body ×17
- representative body ×15
- municipal corporation ×13
- WTO body ×11
- leadership body ×10
- board of governors ×9
- executive board ×9
- ice hockey governing body ×9
- municipal governing body ×9
- governing board ×8
- plenary organ ×8
- policy-making body ×8
- principal council ×8
- governance body ×6
- principal organ of an international organization ×6
- supreme decision-making body ×6
- central administrative body ×5
- collegial body ×5
- elected governing body ×5
- plenary body ×5
- policy development body ×5
- principal organ ×5
- treaty body ×5
- colonial governing body ×4
- corporate governing body ×4
- government board ×4
- judicial administrative body ×4
- municipal executive body ×4
- museum governing body ×4
- nonprofit governing board ×4
- oversight board ×4
- securities regulator ×4
- state organ ×4
- billing authority ×3
- board member ×3
- decision‑making body ×3
- executive branch body ×3
- executive governing body ×3
- government oversight body ×3
- monitoring body ×3
- national university sports governing body ×3
- organizational board ×3
- organizational council ×3
- organizational leadership body ×3
- principal decision-making body ×3
- professional regulatory body ×3
- sports governance document ×3
- French government body ×2
- Nuclear policy body ×2
- UNHCR governing body ×2
- collective decision-making body ×2
- collective leadership body ×2
- decision-making organ ×2
- educational governing body ×2
- federal body ×2
- fiduciary body ×2
- governing authority ×2
- governing body meeting ×2
- governing body subgroup ×2
- government agency board ×2
- management board ×2
- municipal government body ×2
- nonprofit governing body ×2
- party administrative body ×2
- plenary organ of an international organization ×2
- political affairs body ×2
- principal political decision-making body of NATO ×2
- senior governing body ×2
- sports governance body ×2
- sports governing body committee ×2
- statutory board ×2
- Allied administrative body ×1
- Central bank governing board ×1
- Decision-making body ×1
- Decision‑making body ×1
- Internet governance body ×1
- Masonic body ×1
- Python governance mechanism ×1
- Sports governing body ×1
- UK government organisation ×1
- UN charter body ×1
- UN governing body ×1
- WIPO governing body ×1
- academic governance body ×1
- arm’s-length body ×1
- bipartisan body ×1
- central bank governing board ×1
- central governing body of the Catholic Church ×1
- collective head of government ×1
- collective leadership organ ×1
- collegial executive body ×1
- controlling ownership entity ×1
- custodial authority ×1
- data governance office ×1
- drug control body ×1
- elected local body ×1
- elected representative body ×1
- environmental governance body ×1
- environmental governance framework ×1
- executive decision-making body ×1
- faculty governance body ×1
- faculty governing body ×1
- federally appointed body ×1
- financial administrative body ×1
- gaming commission ×1
- governance body of the European Higher Education Area ×1
- governance framework ×1
- governing academic body ×1
- governing authority in professional sports ×1
- governing body committee of Jehovah’s Witnesses ×1
- governing body of a university ×1
- governing body of an international financial institution ×1
- governing body of canons ×1
- governing committee ×1
- governing corporation ×1
- governing institution ×1
- governmental council ×1
- internal decision-making body ×1
- judicial administration body ×1
- labor relations authority ×1
- leadership group ×1
- legislative leadership body ×1
- maritime regulatory agency ×1
- national leadership body ×1
- national policy-making body ×1
- national representative body ×1
- naval administration body ×1
- nuclear policy coordination body ×1
- occupation authority organ ×1
- open source project governance body ×1
- organizational management body ×1
- oversight office ×1
- oversight organ ×1
- party control body ×1
- party oversight body ×1
- permanent organ ×1
- permanent working body ×1
- policy-setting body ×1
- principal governing body ×1
- principal governing body of the Pan American Health Organization ×1
- principal political body of an international organization ×1
- private governing body ×1
- provincial governing body ×1
- provisional governing body ×1
- public agency board ×1
- public transit agency governing board ×1
- public transit governing board ×1
- rebel governing body ×1
- regional governmental body ×1
- religious governing body ×1
- representative body of local and regional authorities ×1
- ruling body ×1
- sectoral policy body ×1
- state government body ×1
- statutory authority board ×1
- strategic leadership body ×1
- strategic oversight body ×1
- supreme body of the Chinese Communist Party ×1
- supreme policymaking body ×1
- top decision-making body ×1
- top decision-making body of the People’s Republic of China ×1
- trade union governing body ×1
- traditional leadership body ×1
- treaty-based body ×1
- volunteer leadership body ×1
Instances (976)
- Office of the Mayor of San Francisco via concept surface "local government body"
- Council of the European Union via concept surface "decision-making body"
- Conseil administratif de Genève via concept surface "municipal government body"
- Durham County Board of Commissioners via concept surface "elected body"
- Heeren XIX via concept surface "board of directors"
- Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance via concept surface "organizational management body"
- Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission via concept surface "gaming commission"
- Cuban Baseball Federation via concept surface "sports governing body"
- IOM Council via concept surface "principal decision-making body"
- Presidency of the International Criminal Court via concept surface "leadership body"
- Regent House
- APEC Secretariat via concept surface "administrative body"
- Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques via concept surface "sports governing body"
- International Olympic Committee via concept surface "sports governing body"
- Slovak Ice Hockey Federation via concept surface "ice hockey governing body"
- Norwegian Olympic Committee via concept surface "Sports governing body"
- Transport for London via concept surface "local government body"
- Metro Board of Directors
- scribes of Judah via concept surface "group of people"
- Rosemary Leith via concept surface "board member"
- General Conference of UNESCO
- Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- National Convention
- Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union
- Government of the State of New York via concept surface "public authority"
- National People's Congress via concept surface "state organ"
- Parliament of Queensland via concept surface "public authority"
- Executive Board of UNESCO via concept surface "executive board"
- Olympic Charter via concept surface "sports governance document"
- Fairfax County Board of Supervisors via concept surface "local government body"
- NCAA Board of Governors
- General Assembly of the Organization of American States via concept surface "principal organ of an international organization"
- Peabody Awards Board of Jurors
- Glenrothes Development Corporation via concept surface "public body"
- European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare via concept surface "directorate"
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Council of State
via concept surface "executive body"
surface form: Council of State of Cuba
- Roman Curia via concept surface "central administrative body"
- Air Council via concept surface "government body"
- Egyptian government via concept surface "public authority"
- NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee via concept surface "sports governing body committee"
- Permanent Council of the Organization of American States via concept surface "principal political body of an international organization"
- World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors
- Executive Council of the OPCW
- Council of Ministers of the CPLP via concept surface "executive body"
- Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- City of Montreal Council via concept surface "local government body"
- Council of Ministers of France via concept surface "executive body"
- Technical Secretariat of the OPCW via concept surface "administrative body"
- Secretariat of the Organization of American States via concept surface "international organization body"
- Maywood Park City Council via concept surface "municipal governing body"