county board
Regional governing body
A county board is the governing body of a county, typically composed of elected commissioners or supervisors who oversee local administration, budgets, and policy.
The term appears mainly in American local government: The county board approved funding for road repairs.
In some regions, county board refers specifically to elected bodies overseeing particular functions like education or taxation.
- treasurerFinancial steward of organization
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- supervisorsThose who oversee workers
- commissionersOfficials heading regulatory bodies
- elected officialsLeaders chosen by vote
jurisdiction · agenda · zoning · bylaws · infrastructure · road maintenance · statute · tax levy · constituents · charter · public hearings · open session · public comment · chairperson · property assessment · quorum · resolution · council
- governing bodiesgoverning body, governing council, senate, parliament, executive committee
- government bodiesagency, bureau, legislature, department, ministry
- county governmentcommissioners, tax assessor, tax collector, assessor, auditor
- government agenciesFBI, CIA, NASA, IRS, EPA
- local councilsmunicipal council, town council, city commission, district council, village council
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
county boardfederal government
Centralized national ruling body
Congress · national legislature · state legislature · national government · state government
county boardcounty executive
Chief of regional government
dictator · monarch · autocrat · private corporation · county manager
county boardcorporate board
Governing body of company
board of directors · private sector · private enterprise · corporate governance · shareholders meeting