governing body
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈɡʌvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi/
- Typically, the parent governing body includes former members of the hospital's board.
- a national governing body
- a sport governing body
- a school governing body
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Watch on YouTubeIt's essentially another warning to the IWF, which is the governing body of weightlifting.
- It's essentially another warning to the IWF, which is the governing body of weightlifting.
- And it was under Nathan Noor that that this thing happened where the governing body was was formed.
- Buses and trains and trams are all coordinated by a public transport governing body, which is called in German a Vecchairs Febund.
- The Tribal Executive Committee is the governing body of the tribe and those minutes are rich in detail and record, a great record for us.
- You have to have laws and you have to have leaders and governing bodies that enact those laws and all those kinds of things.
- So they're, they're, they're talking to governments, governing bodies saying let's not go down this path.
- We hope that that is a message that that the Muslim Brotherhood as a new governing body will hear and live by.
Examples
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Each of the colleges has a local advisory board appointed by local governing bodies.
Academic text (1990) -
Society has its advantages, and a governing body is necessary for an effective society.
Blog text (20) -
The corporations responsible actually control the governing body that is supposed to prevent them.
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Members of the hospital's governing body are not employees.
Academic text (1999) -
The board is the governing body of NEHA.
Academic text (2008) -
FIFA is the world governing body of the sport of soccer.
Academic text (1993) -
It's essentially another warning to the IWF, which is the governing body of weightlifting.
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The Harvard Board of Overseers is virtually unique as a university governing body elected entirely by alumni.
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Basing them on the mission and vision, the governing body establishes specific organizational objectives.
Academic text (2000) -
The U.S. Golf Association is the governing body that sets the official rules for golf in the country.
Synonyms
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3.2
A group of people chosen to manage an organization
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3.6
A group of people who manage and run an organization
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2.8
Official people or groups that make rules and make sure others follow them
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3.8
Group of people who are in charge of an organization
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2.7
People who run and make decisions for a company or organization
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3.1
A group or organization that has power to make and enforce rules
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5.3
The people in power in a country or organization
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5.9
Senior leaders in an organization who make major decisions
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3.7
A group of people who have authority to make decisions
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3.5
A group of people who direct and make important decisions for an organization
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7.3
A group of people who work in government offices
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3.9
A group that manages official tasks for a company or public service
How Powerful
- Formal
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3.4
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2.9
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3.5
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3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an authority group that makes and enforces rules' is directly and compositionally derived from 'governing' (holding power to make and enforce rules) + 'body' (a collective group). Although the entry describes a technical decentralized implementation, the core sense of 'a group that governs' is predictable and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Governing body comes from a simple image: governing means making the rules and body means a group of people acting as one. So a governing body is 'a group' that leads and decides for an organization.