English > governing body: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something. |
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| Synonyms | administration, governance, establishment, brass, organization, organisation |
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| Members | advisory board, planning board | A board appointed to advise the chief administrator / administrator |
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| Part of | government, authorities, regime | The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit |
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| Parts | hierarchy, power structure, pecking order | The organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body |
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| Narrower | Curia | (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church |
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| county council | The elected governing body of a county |
| executive | persons who administer the law |
| government officials, officialdom | People elected or appointed to administer a government |
| judiciary, bench | persons who administer justice |
| management | Those in charge of running a business |
| top brass | The most important persons in a governing body |
| Broader | body | A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity |
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| Spanish | administración, administración pública, gerencia, gobernanza, organización |
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| Catalan | administració, gerència, organització |
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