GOVERNING BODY
\ɡˈʌvənɪŋ bˈɒdi], \ɡˈʌvənɪŋ bˈɒdi], \ɡ_ˈʌ_v_ə_n_ɪ_ŋ b_ˈɒ_d_i]\
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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 became recognized as a member of the establishment"
By Princeton University
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