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)

• Korean Sport & Olympic Committee via concept surface "sports governing body"
• Springfield City Commission via concept surface "municipal governing body"
• Tony Awards Administration Committee
• Major League Baseball Rules Committee
• Judicial Conference of the United States via concept surface "judicial administrative body"
• Council of State via concept surface "executive body"
  surface form: Council of State (Norway)
• Senate of Berlin (West) via concept surface "executive governing body"
• Council of Ministers via concept surface "executive body"
  surface form: Council of Ministers (India)
• Council of Ministers of Ecuador via concept surface "executive body"
• White House staff via concept surface "group of people"
• APSA Council
• Lake District National Park Authority via concept surface "public body"
• Government of Zimbabwe via concept surface "public authority"
• Bermuda Defence Board via concept surface "government body"
• Peak District National Park Authority via concept surface "public body"
• Derby City Council via concept surface "principal council"
• Council of Administration
• Postal Operations Council via concept surface "executive body"
• International Bureau via concept surface "administrative body"
  surface form: International Bureau (Universal Postal Union)
• Pan American Sanitary Conference
• Directing Council of PAHO
• Coordinating Board
• North Atlantic Council via concept surface "principal political decision-making body of NATO"
• Government of France via concept surface "public authority"
• World Bank Group Board of Governors
• Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union via concept surface "executive body"
• IEEE Awards Board
• Council of Secretaries of Puerto Rico via concept surface "government body"
• UPU Congress via concept surface "decision-making body"
• Bòrd na Gàidhlig via concept surface "public body"
• World Heritage Committee
• HES via concept surface "public body"
  surface form: Historic Environment Scotland
• Departmental Council of Allier via concept surface "local government body"
• Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland via concept surface "public body"
• Dispute Settlement Body via concept surface "WTO body"
• Council for Trade in Goods via concept surface "WTO body"
• World Health Organization regional committee system via concept surface "governance framework"
• https://www.thefa.com/ via concept surface "sports governing body"
  surface form: The Football Association
• Health Education England via concept surface "public body"
• NHS Resolution via concept surface "arm’s-length body"
• NHS Blood and Transplant via concept surface "public body"
• British Transport Police Authority (through sponsorship) via concept surface "public body"
  surface form: British Transport Police Authority
• Joint Nature Conservation Committee (sponsorship role) via concept surface "public body"
  surface form: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
• Architects Registration Board (sponsorship) via concept surface "public body"
  surface form: Architects Registration Board
• Valuation Tribunal Service (sponsorship) via concept surface "public body"
  surface form: Valuation Tribunal Service
• Electoral Commission of 1877 via concept surface "bipartisan body"
• North American Football Union via concept surface "sports governing body"
• Council of the Indies via concept surface "government body"
• Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights via concept surface "WTO body"
• Marine Management Organisation via concept surface "public body"