governing body
English Thesaurus
1. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | body, |
| definition | : | a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | curia, |
| definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | top brass, |
| definition | : | the most important persons in a governing body (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | executive, |
| definition | : | persons who administer the law (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | bench, judiciary, |
| definition | : | persons who administer justice (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | county council, |
| definition | : | the elected governing body of a county (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | management, |
| definition | : | those in charge of running a business (noun.group) |
| part meronym | : | authorities, government, regime, |
| definition | : | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | administer, administrate, |
| definition | : | work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | organise, organize, |
| definition | : | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | administer, administrate, |
| definition | : | work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | organise, organize, |
| definition | : | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea (verb.social) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore governing body in ArtiKata.com >