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governing body - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "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"

governance, organisation, administration, brass, establishment, organization

body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"

authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

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

judiciary, bench - persons who administer justice

county council - the elected governing body of a county

government officials, officialdom - people elected or appointed to administer a government

pecking order, power structure, hierarchy - the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

management - those in charge of running a business

advisory board, planning board - a board appointed to advise the chief administrator

Translations

governing body

n (of sport, professional association) → leitendes Gremium; (of school) → ˜ Schulbeirat m; (of university) → Senat m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

governing body

n → consiglio di amministrazione

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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The previous governing bodies had the representation of the Hyderabad garrison through the station commander concerned but the newly constituted body does not have such a representation.

Composition of new body raises questions

He said the governing bodies, its size should be adequate and consistent with the size of the sports organizations.

Organization structure, regulation, democratic process vital for durable success in Sports in Pakistan: Experts

IT IS pleasing that the new Education Secretary has chosen the reform of school governing bodies as one of her first initiatives in the improvement of education in Wales.

Improving governance a vital step in creating better schools; School governance is crucial to a successful education system and change is afoot. Here Catherine Farrell, a professor of public management at the University of South Wales and chairwoman of the Welsh Government's task and finish group on school governance, looks at what the future holds for school governors in Wales

In a significant judgement to depoliticise private educational institutions, the high court (HC) in Bangladesh yesterday declared two sections of the Governing Body and Managing Committee Regulations, 2009 as illegal as those allow members of the parliament (MPs) to lead the managing committees or governing bodies of private schools and colleges.

Bangladesh court bars MPs from heading school, college committees

GOVERNING bodies from four schools in Powys have received national recognition.

Bronze for schools in Powys

"I was delighted to present the insport bronze award for national governing bodies to Golf Development Wales," he said.

Union make it a Welsh first with bronze award; GOLF

A PRIMARY school has been presented with the Bronze Quality Mark for governing bodies.

School achieves quality mark

SCHOOL leaders have echoed the conclusions of a report that stresses the critical role played by governing bodies in the creation of successful schools.

School governor support

The Ministerial Working Group on Governance reporting in April 2010, emphasised the importance of governing bodies working strategically, not straying into day to day issues.

Academy Governing Bodies--A Strategic Approach to Monitoring and Evaluation

As per the registrar's letter, some colleges are now also gearing up to call a meeting of their respective governing bodies to place the matter and " take appropriate action as per provisions of Ordinance XII ( see box) ." Maharaja Agrasen College, for instance, has its governing body meeting scheduled on Wednesday.