governing body

/ˌgʌvərnɪŋ ˌbɑdi/
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Definitions of governing body
  1. noun
    the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
    synonyms: administration, brass, establishment, governance, organisation, organization
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    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
    Bush administration
    the executive under President George W. Bush
    Clinton administration
    the executive under President Clinton
    Bush administration
    the executive under President George H. W. Bush
    Reagan administration
    the executive under President Reagan
    Carter administration
    the executive under President Carter
    civil service
    the government workforce exclusive of military service
    house
    the management of a gambling house or casino
    bureaucracy, bureaucratism
    nonelective government officials
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    body
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
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