governing+body+(noun)

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• governing body — noun count an official organization that is responsible for making the rules for an organization such as a school, university, or sport, and for making sure that people follow the rules …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• governing body — UK US noun [C] GOVERNMENT ► a group that manages or controls the activities of country, region, or organization: »The country s highest governing body held a special meeting to consider the proposal. governing body of sth »Officials criticized… …   Financial and business terms

• Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses — Part of a series on Jehovah s Witnesses Overview …   Wikipedia

• governing body — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms governing body : singular governing body plural governing bodies an official organization that is responsible for making the rules for an organization such as a school, university, or sport, and for making sure …   English dictionary

• governing body — noun the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something he claims that the present administration is corrupt the governance of an association is responsible to its members he quickly… …   Useful english dictionary

• governing body — noun a group of people who govern an institution in partnership with the managers …   English new terms dictionary

• body — noun 1 whole physical form of a person/an animal ADJECTIVE ▪ entire, whole ▪ Her whole body trembled. ▪ lower, upper ▪ healthy …   Collocations dictionary

• governing — UK US /ˈɡʌvənɪŋ/ adjective [before noun] GOVERNMENT ► the management or control of the activities of a particular country, region, or organization: »a governing board/coalition/council/party → See also GOVERNING BODY(Cf. ↑governing body) …   Financial and business terms

• body — noun plural bodies 1 SB S BODY (C) the physical structure of a person or animal: Many teenagers are self conscious about their bodies. | body heat/temperature/weight etc: Babies undergo a rapid increase in body weight during the first weeks. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• body — bod|y [ badi ] noun *** ▸ 1 of human/animal ▸ 2 group of people ▸ 3 collection of work, etc. ▸ 4 main part of something ▸ 5 appearance of hair ▸ 6 strong flavor of drink ▸ 7 piece of clothing ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the whole physical structure of …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• governing — adjective 1 (only before noun) having the power to control an organization, country etc: governing body (=the group of people controlling an institution): the university s governing body | governing party (=the political party that is governing a …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English