peak body
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An organisation which represents an entire sector of industry or the community to the government, often incorporating other organisations in that area.
Australian usage
Example Sentences
- "The following series of extracts provides a snapshot of the chief professional organisations, or peak bodies, and research centres in Australia."
- "The relationship between so called ‘peak bodies’ (so called because they operate at the apex of groupings with common concerns and represent collective interests) and governments is often fraught with political and professional tension.[…]Some peak bodies might even consider a combative relationship with the government or public sector agencies as a tangible proof of their legitimacy."
- "EA^([Environment Australia]) consulted peak stakeholder groups (fisheries peak bodies, oil and gas peak body, tourism agencies, indigenous organizations, regional economic development bodies, scientists and conservationists)."