A governing body is a corporate form of management. It includes the following types of institution: Jump to: navigation, search Management (from Old French ménagement the art of conducting, directing, from Latin manu agere to lead by the hand) characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material...

• Sport governing body - a regulating authority for sports
• Governing body comprising school governors, especially in the United Kingdom
• Board of Governors of a public institution, especially in the United States
• Board of directors may be described as a governing body

Particular governing bodies include: A sport governing body comes in several forms. ... In the United Kingdom, School Governors are the largest volunteer force in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards through their three key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and monitoring and evaluating school performance (http://www. ... A Board of Governors is the board of directors of a publicly owned corporation, such as the United States Postal Service and Amtrak. ... Jump to: navigation, search A board of directors, also called board of trustees, board of governors, board of managers, or board of curators, is a group of individuals who govern the affairs of a corporation. ...

• Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses
• Governing Body Commission of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness