Governing Body

A Governing Body is an organization that oversees and administers specific functions of the organization, institution or company or Society.

• AKA: Administrative Agency.
• Example(s):
  • Government Agency.
  • Board of Education.
• See: Regulatory Agency, Statutory Authority, Statutory Corporation.

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References

2016

• (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governing_body
  • A governing body is an organization of people that administers something.

Governing body may refer to:

Education

• The school governing body (SGB) of a school, particularly in Commonwealth areas
• Board of education, the governing body of a school or higher administrative level
• University Court, the governing body of a university in Scotland

Religion

• The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses
• Governing Body Commission of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
• Governing Bodies of the Conference of European Churches

Other

• Sports governing body, a regulating authority for sports
• Board of governors, the governing body of a public institution
• Board of directors, the governing body of a company

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