<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">governing bodies</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31298529</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:20:02</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bodies, governing</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">governing body</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ 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."  ]]></dc:description></metadata>