Association
Association noun - The state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters).
Governing body and association are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Governing body" instead a noun "Association".
Governing body
Governing body noun - The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something.
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Synonyms for Governing body
Association and governing body are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Association" instead a noun phrase "Governing body".
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Women's Open Both are operated by the United States Golf Association, the governing body for golf in the U.S.
- The name comes from the Football Association, the governing body of the English game who codified the rules of the sport in the late 19th century, though the history of the game actually goes back to the middle ages and is known in England and Italy in different versions.
Source: Useful Notes / Footy Rules -
Full name being the FIFA World Cup (Fédération Internationale de Football Association — the governing body of Association Football), The World Cup is an international competition between national football teams hosted every four years.
Source: Useful Notes / The World Cup
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