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)

• Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church
• Lal Bal Pal via concept surface "group of people"
• Python Enhancement Proposals via concept surface "Python governance mechanism"
• Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories via concept surface "public body"
• government of Michigan via concept surface "public authority"
  surface form: Government of Michigan
• Holy Synod
  surface form: Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church
• General Convention
• Moradabad via concept surface "municipal corporation"
• SFA via concept surface "sports governing body"
  surface form: Scottish Football Association
• Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners via concept surface "local government body"
• Engineering Council UK via concept surface "professional regulatory body"
• Union County Commission via concept surface "elected body"
  surface form: Union County Commission (South Dakota)
• Legislature of the Virgin Islands via concept surface "government body"
• FAO Secretariat via concept surface "administrative body"
• National Cancer Advisory Board via concept surface "government body"
• Board of Governors of Manchester Metropolitan University via concept surface "board of governors"
• Board of Trustees
  surface form: Board of Trustees of Wellesley College
• Ontario University Athletics via concept surface "sports governing body"
• Social Security Board via concept surface "government board"
• Board of Trustees
  surface form: Board of Trustees (Hope College)
• Transport for Greater Manchester via concept surface "local government body"
• Dubai Racing Club via concept surface "sports governing body"
• Holy Synod
  surface form: Holy Synod (Georgian Orthodox Church)
• Board of Governors of Ghent University via concept surface "board of governors"
• Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service via concept surface "public body"
• Record Commission editors via concept surface "group of people"
• University of Manchester Students' Union via concept surface "representative body"
• Office of Inspector General via concept surface "government oversight body"
  surface form: Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Labor)
• OSCT via concept surface "public body"
• Independent Police Complaints Commission via concept surface "public body"
• Disclosure and Barring Service via concept surface "public body"
• Forensic Science Regulator via concept surface "public authority"
• Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office via concept surface "public body"
• Civil Service Commission via concept surface "public body"
• Council of Ministers via concept surface "executive body"
  surface form: Council of Ministers (Isle of Man)
• Attorney General’s Chambers (Isle of Man) via concept surface "public body"
• London borough councils via concept surface "principal council"
• KHL Board of Directors
• CPSU Central Committee departments via concept surface "party administrative body"
• Governing Council of the European Central Bank via concept surface "decision-making body"
• Police Authority for Northern Ireland via concept surface "public authority"
• Government of Mexico via concept surface "public authority"
• Ministry of Home Affairs of Bermuda via concept surface "public body"
• Protectorate ministries via concept surface "administrative body"
• Government of Nicaragua via concept surface "public authority"
• Lisbon Union Assembly
• Board of Directors
  surface form: Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements
• General Meeting
  surface form: General Meeting (Bank for International Settlements)
• Board of Governors
  surface form: Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism
• BBC Board