governing body

NOUN

administration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

board bureau cabinet committee department executive legislature management ministry presidency

STRONG

President admiral advisers chair chairperson command commander consulate directors embassy executives feds general headquarters officers officials powers presidium stewards superintendents supervisors upstairs

WEAK

chargé d'affaires front office top brass

NOUN

cabinet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administration authority committee government ministry

STRONG

administrators advisers assembly assistants bureau bureaucracy council counselors

WEAK

brain trust department heads kitchen cabinet official family

NOUN

council

Synonyms

STRONG

assembly board body cabinet chamber clan committee conclave confab conference congregation congress convention convocation diet directorate gang gathering groupthink huddle meet ministry mob outfit panel parliament ring senate synod

WEAK

brain trust kitchen cabinet official family

Antonyms

STRONG

individual one

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Since then, several gymnasts have taken legal action against the governing body.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, will stage eight World Cup matches—including the final—at the Garden State’s MetLife Stadium.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

FIFA, soccer’s governing body, said demand was still strong, however, according to NBC News, which also noted the falling resale prices.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

The game's governing body supplied historical samples which, when retested, showed five instances of sample substitution involving Sharikadze and five other players, dating back to 2019.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The two women and three men constituted the governing body that had been established after the fall of the gods.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

governing body

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