The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Organizational body within a Christian denomination which is given official status or operated by a state Wikidata

Term used in commercial law, including a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity. OmegaWiki

A body that administers; the executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain. Wiktionary

The executive part of government. Wiktionary (translation)