GOVERNING BOARD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A board that manages the affairs of an institution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("governing board" is a kind of...):

board (a committee having supervisory powers)

Meronyms (members of "governing board"):

regent; trustee (members of a governing board)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "governing board"):

board of regents (a committee of university officers who have general supervision over the welfare and conduct of students)

board of trustees (a governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution)