government bodies
Official administrative organizations
Government bodies are official organizations established by a state to carry out public functions—legislatures, agencies, courts, regulatory commissions, and the like.
The phrase encompasses entities at all levels: local government bodies, federal government bodies.
A government body typically has legal authority to make decisions, enforce rules, or administer programs within its domain.
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
- agencyPower to act
- assemblyConstructing from components
- public hearingOfficial meeting for citizen input
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
city council · local council · town hall · parliament · ministry · authority · appellate court · presidency · inspectorate · civil service · constitutional court · supreme court · tribunal · court · commission · ethics board · vote · family court
- government administrationpublic administration, ministries, civil servants, public officials, state agencies
government bodiesprivate sector
Economy outside government control
private enterprise · private companies · corporations · businesses · non-governmental organizations
government bodiesprivate sector
Economy outside government control
private enterprise · private companies · corporations · multinational corporations · free enterprise
government, bodies, governing body, legislative body, regulatory body