governing body
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
governing body
▶noun a group of people who govern an institution in partnership with the managers.
'governing body' also found in these Oxford entries:
burgess
- chapter
- conference
- county council
- diwan
- executive session
- fellow
- FIFA
- General Synod
- government
- governor
- municipality
- rector
- regent
- senate
- session
- signory
- town council
- vote

