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a body serving in an administrative capacitysynonyms: beheerraad, concilie, gemeenteraad, ministerraad, raad, raadscollege, sanhedrintypes:gemeentebestuur, gemeenteraad, stadsbestuur, vroedschapa municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc.O.R., OR, bedrijfsorganisatie, ondernemingsraad(chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc; also: a committee representing the workers elected to negotiate with management about grievances and wages etcsovjetan elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
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a committee having supervisory powerssynonyms: beheerraad, hoofdbestuur, opperbestuur, raad, raadscollegetypes:bestuurscollege, commissariaat, directie, hoofdbestuur, opperbestuura group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institutionadviescollege, adviescommissie, planbord, schoonheidscommissie, welstandscommissiea board appointed to advise the chief administratorschoolvereniginga board in charge of local public schoolscuratoriuma governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institutionkabinet, ministerie, ministersploeg, regeringsploegpersons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
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