Definition of "governing body" [governing body]

• The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "It was therefore decided to send home James, who could most easily be spared, and whose testimony as a member of the governing body during the absence of the Admiral on his voyage to Cuba might be relied upon to counteract the jealous accusations of Margarite and Buil."
• "Cricket Council vice-president Sharad Pawar said here on Saturday that the world governing body was still in the process of taking a final decision on"
• "The addition of younger persons to this council by co-optation is an improvement on the governing body of the Republic."