Noun
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
Source: WordNetShould any other person or governing body be able to tell another person that he/she cannot save their own life, because it would be a violation of a law? Timothy McVeigh
he claims that the present administration is corrupt Source: Internet
the governance of an association is responsible to its members Source: Internet
he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment Source: Internet
Administrators at the governing body were disgusted that one user on Twitter, whose identity is now being investigated, responded to the session by questioning Christian’s Aboriginality. Source: Internet
“According to the information on the scene, members of the school governing body and the parents are demanding brick and mortar structures to be erected, unlike mobile classrooms that are currently being used by learners.” Source: Internet