public body
Official civic group
A public body is an organization established by government to carry out official functions—regulatory agencies, school boards, municipal authorities, public utilities.
The term distinguishes these entities from private businesses and nonprofits: The Freedom of Information Act applies to public bodies.
Public bodies typically operate with taxpayer funding and are subject to transparency requirements.
Authority over a state
- agencyPower to act
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- municipalityLocal governing district
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
commission · board · department · ministry · regulator · quango · local authority · instrumentality
Legally separate business entity
- entityIndependent existing thing
- charterFounding organizational document
- statuteEnacted written rule
- incorporationForming a legal entity
legal entity · personhood · establishment · institution · organ · foundation · trust · nonprofit
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
inspection · audit · accountability · transparency · governance · watchdog · ombudsman · licensing
Status as state member
- participationAct of taking part
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- representationDepiction or likeness
democracy · civil society · stakeholder · electorate · constituency · town hall · deliberation · consultation
government
Authority over a state
- agencyPower to act
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- municipalityLocal governing district
council · commission · board · department · ministry · regulator · quango · local authority · instrumentality
corporation
Legally separate business entity
incorporation · legal entity · personhood · establishment · institution · organ · foundation · trust · nonprofit · sovereign
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
monitoring · inspection · audit · accountability · transparency · governance · watchdog · ombudsman · licensing · accreditation
citizenship
Status as state member
- participationAct of taking part
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
representation · democracy · civil society · stakeholder · electorate · constituency · town hall · deliberation · consultation · transparency
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
- jurisdictionscounty, city, province, state, counties
- corporate lawincorporation, shareholders, corporate governance, limited liability, shares
- judicial reviewjudicial review, constitutional review, mandamus, prohibition, judicial oversight
public bodyprivate enterprise
Individually owned business operation
private company · private sector · private corporation · commercial enterprise · privately held company
public bodyad hoc committee
Group formed for specific purpose
grassroots movement · grassroots organization · voluntary association · social movement · social club
public, body, publicly, publicize, publicized, publication, publicity, republic, republican