governing body

1. The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something (synset 108181484)
   "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
   is a type of: body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
   subtypes:

   • curia - (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church
   • top brass - the most important persons in a governing body
   • executive - persons who administer the law
   • bench, judiciary - persons who administer justice
   • county council - the elected governing body of a county
   • government officials, officialdom - people elected or appointed to administer a government
   • management - those in charge of running a business
   member holonym: advisory board, planning board - a board appointed to advise the chief administrator
   has: hierarchy, pecking order, power structure - the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
   is a part of: authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
   same as: administration, brass, establishment, governance, organisation, organization

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