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)

• NCAA Constitution via concept surface "sports governance document"
• Gairdner Foundation Board of Directors
• ICAO Council
• IMO Council via concept surface "executive body"
• Information Assurance Directorate via concept surface "directorate"
• Committee of Public Safety via concept surface "executive body"
• Directorate for Mission Services via concept surface "directorate"
• Town of Washington Island Board via concept surface "municipal governing body"
• Sacramento County Board of Supervisors via concept surface "local governing body"
• City of Cambridge government via concept surface "public authority"
• Wayne Township Board via concept surface "local governing body"
• Assembly of States Parties via concept surface "treaty body"
• Cardiff Council via concept surface "principal council"
• Esther Dyson via concept surface "board member"
• Directorate for Science and Technology via concept surface "directorate"
• Municipal Chamber of Coimbra via concept surface "municipal executive body"
• General Medical Council via concept surface "professional regulatory body"
• Executive Chamber of the Governor of New York via concept surface "executive branch body"
• Volturi via concept surface "ruling body"
• Board of Port Commissioners
• Legislative Yuan via concept surface "government body"
• Control Yuan via concept surface "government oversight body"
• Cussegl federal via concept surface "executive body"
• Executive Council of New South Wales via concept surface "government body"
• National Companies and Securities Commission via concept surface "securities regulator"
• Junagadh via concept surface "municipal corporation"
• Municipal Chamber of Albufeira via concept surface "municipal executive body"
• Mercer County Commission via concept surface "local governing body"
• Ontario Securities Commission via concept surface "securities regulator"
• Assembly of the International Seabed Authority via concept surface "plenary organ"
• Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group via concept surface "international organization body"
• Board of Trustees
  surface form: Board of Trustees of Amherst College
• Alameda County Board of Supervisors via concept surface "local governing body"
• Board of Governors
  surface form: Board of Governors (IMF)
• Council of the International Seabed Authority via concept surface "executive body"
• Alcaldía Tláhuac via concept surface "local government body"
• Albany County Legislature via concept surface "local government body"
• Legislative Assembly of Madeira via concept surface "public body"
• Commonwealth Secretariat Board of Governors
• Houston City Council via concept surface "government body"
• General Assembly
  surface form: General Assembly of the Romanian Academy
• general assembly of UEA
• Washington County Board of Commissioners via concept surface "elected governing body"
• Thunder Bay City Council via concept surface "local government body"
• Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority via concept surface "administrative body"
• Baker County Board of County Commissioners via concept surface "local government body"
• Ministerial Council via concept surface "decision-making organ"
  surface form: Ministerial Council (OSCE)
• Lexington School Committee via concept surface "elected body"
• Village of Tampico Board via concept surface "municipal governing body"
• school committee of Littleton, Massachusetts via concept surface "local governing body"
  surface form: School Committee of Littleton, Massachusetts