governing body

Noun governing body has 1 sense

• governing body(n = noun.group) administration, brass, establishment, governance, organisation, organization - 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"
is a kind of body
is a part of authorities, government, regime
has particulars: curia, top brass, executive, bench, judiciary, county council, government officials, officialdom, management
has parts: hierarchy, pecking order, power structure