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)

• Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission via concept surface "government agency board"
• Executive Secretariat of the CPLP via concept surface "international organization body"
• Indiana state government via concept surface "public authority"
• OECD Secretariat via concept surface "administrative body"
• ECAC (historical regional governance) via concept surface "sports governing body"
• Augusta City Council via concept surface "local governing body"
• BnG via concept surface "public body"
• Department of Economic and Social Affairs via concept surface "international organization body"
  surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
• Cabinet of the Scottish Government via concept surface "executive body"
• Board of Governors of the American Red Cross
• Conference of the States Parties via concept surface "principal organ"
• The Cabinet via concept surface "executive branch body"
• Governing Body
• UNICEF Executive Board
• NAC via concept surface "principal political decision-making body of NATO"
  surface form: North Atlantic Council
• Nuclear Planning Group via concept surface "nuclear policy coordination body"
• Canadian federal government (Ottawa) via concept surface "public authority"
  surface form: Canadian federal government
• Cabinet of Canada via concept surface "executive body"
• Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners via concept surface "government board"
• ITU Plenipotentiary Conference via concept surface "governing body meeting"
• WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center via concept surface "international organization body"
• WIPO General Assembly
• ACM Council
• Council of People's Commissars via concept surface "executive body"
• Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
• Sveriges Riksbank via concept surface "public authority"
• Governing Body of the International Labour Office
• ITU General Secretariat via concept surface "administrative body"
• MIT faculty via concept surface "group of people"
• Caribbean Community Secretariat via concept surface "executive body"
• FAO Conference
• WIPO Coordination Committee via concept surface "WIPO governing body"
• New York State Assembly via concept surface "public authority"
• Council of Ministers via concept surface "executive body"
  surface form: Council of Ministers of Cuba
• Monmouthshire County Council via concept surface "principal council"
• FAO Council via concept surface "executive governing body"
• Secretariat of the CPSU Central Committee via concept surface "party administrative body"
• Government of Bermuda via concept surface "public authority"
• Scottish Football Association via concept surface "sports governing body"
• Council of Ministers via concept surface "decision-making body"
  surface form: Council of Ministers of the Pacific Alliance
• Monetary Policy Committee via concept surface "decision-making body"
• Court of Directors via concept surface "governing board"
• Independent Office for Police Conduct (sponsorship) via concept surface "public body"
  surface form: Independent Office for Police Conduct
• London Residuary Body (in oversight functions) via concept surface "public authority"
  surface form: London Residuary Body
• Second Continental Congress
• Ministerial Conference of the Bologna Process via concept surface "governance body of the European Higher Education Area"
• Directorate of Support via concept surface "directorate"
• German Federal Cabinet via concept surface "executive branch body"
• ISO General Assembly
• ISO Council