Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Agents Facet
3. Organizations (hierarchy name)
4. organizations (groups)

Narrower term/s

• senates
• councils (general)[+]
  • borough councils
  • city councils
  • parish councils
  • concilia
  • synods [+]
    • ecumenical councils
  • ship's councils
• parliaments (legislative bodies)

Anotations

Scope note:

General term for committees, offices, departments, or other branches or representatives that exercise powers of governing or government through statutory or other authority. For bodies that administer and manage, but do not necessarily govern or are not representatives of government, use "administrative bodies."