Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

governing body

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: gov-ern-ing -body
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

Example Sentences

"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"

Synonyms

administration governance establishment brass organization organisation

Questions

What does governing body mean?: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

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