representative body
Governing elected group
A representative body is a group of people chosen to act or speak on behalf of a larger population.
The term most often applies to legislatures and elected assemblies: Congress is the representative body of the American people.
It extends to any organization where members are selected to represent constituents—union councils, student governments, professional associations.
- unionJoining into one
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
- panelDistinct flat section
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
advisory group · federation · legislature · association · assembly · senate · general assembly · governing body · elected officials · delegation · community board · forum · focus group · council · town hall · student council · guild · caucus
- student governmentstudent council, student government, student senate, class president, treasurer
representative bodyabsolute monarchy
Unrestricted single-ruler government
autocracy · dictatorship · monarchy · tyranny · despotism
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