governing bodies
Groups with power
Governing bodies are organizations or groups with authority to make and enforce rules within a particular domain.
A sport has its governing body, as does a university, a profession, or an industry.
The term emphasizes official oversight and regulatory power: FIFA is the governing body of international soccer.
The governing body voted to change the eligibility requirements.
- powers that beThose with official authority
- ASEANSoutheast Asian intergovernmental body
- Federal Trade CommissionAgency overseeing marketplace fairness
- African UnionContinental intergovernmental organization
- European UnionContinental political-economic federation
steering committee · rules committee · United Nations · security council · board of directors · board meeting · parliament · expert panel · judiciary · advisory board · NATO · assembly · legislature · audit committee · ethics committee · council · executive branch · regulatory agency
- schoolingelementary school, school, middle school, high school, primary schools
- international lawinternational law, treaty, treaties, conventions, protocols
governing bodiessubjects
Areas of study
constituents · the people · citizenry · citizens · rank and file
governing bodiesrevolutionary movements
Organized efforts to transform society
insurgent groups · rebel factions · resistance movements · anarchy · chaos