governing body

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)

• Everett School Committee via concept surface "elected local body"
• Council of Ministers of Cuba via concept surface "executive body"
• Central Executive Committee
• SZĽH via concept surface "ice hockey governing body"
• Hockey Canada via concept surface "ice hockey governing body"
• Canadian Amateur Hockey Association via concept surface "sports governing body"
• Slovak heraldic authority via concept surface "government body"
• International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• USFSA via concept surface "sports governing body"
• Fédération Française de Football via concept surface "sports governing body"
• IOC Session via concept surface "supreme decision-making body"
• IOC Executive Board via concept surface "executive body"
• Fédération Française d’Athlétisme via concept surface "sports governing body"
• Supreme Council of the Inquisition via concept surface "central administrative body"
• NPC via concept surface "state organ"
  surface form: National People's Congress
• Government of Andaman and Nicobar Islands via concept surface "public authority"
• Sambalpur via concept surface "municipal corporation"
• Provincial Synod
  surface form: Provincial Synod (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
• Synod of Bishops
  surface form: Synod of Bishops (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
• British Cabinet via concept surface "executive body"
• Greater Chennai Corporation via concept surface "municipal corporation"
• Egyptian military administration via concept surface "governing authority"
• Conference of Heads of State or Government via concept surface "decision-making body"
• Legislative Administration Council
• Holy See via concept surface "central governing body of the Catholic Church"
• Grand Steward’s Secretariat via concept surface "government body"
• IMO Assembly via concept surface "principal organ of an international organization"
• United Nations treaty bodies via concept surface "treaty-based body"
• Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners via concept surface "local government body"
• GCC Supreme Council via concept surface "supreme decision-making body"
• GCC Ministerial Council via concept surface "executive body"
• Audiencia of Bogotá via concept surface "colonial governing body"
• Executive Board
  surface form: Executive Board (Coimbra Group)
• GCC Secretariat General via concept surface "international organization body"
• Australian War Memorial Council via concept surface "governing board"
• Corporation of London via concept surface "municipal governing body"
  surface form: City of London Corporation
• NSWRL via concept surface "sports governing body"
• NCAA Division I Presidential Forum via concept surface "leadership body"
• Defence Council of the United Kingdom via concept surface "government body"
• Guam Legislature via concept surface "public authority"
• New Zealand Executive Council via concept surface "government body"
• Board of Aldermen of Frederick via concept surface "local government body"
• Queensland Rugby League via concept surface "sports governing body"
• QRL via concept surface "sports governing body"
  surface form: Queensland Rugby League
• Payments System Board via concept surface "policy-making body"
• Ulster County Legislature via concept surface "government body"
• Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company via concept surface "board of directors"
• Government of Victoria via concept surface "public authority"
• Welsh Rugby Union via concept surface "sports governing body"
• New South Wales Legislative Assembly via concept surface "public body"