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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

group, grouping go
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

social group go
people sharing some social relation

organization, organisation go
a group of people who work together

unit, social unit go
an organization regarded as part of a larger social group

administrative unit, administrative body go
a unit with administrative responsibilities

commission, committee
a special group delegated to consider some matter

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Economic and Social Council commission, ECOSOC commission go
a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
blue ribbon commission, blue ribbon committee go
an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue
board go
a committee having supervisory powers
election commission go
a commission delegated to supervise an election
fairness commission go
a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views
planning commission go
a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments
conservancy go
a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river
select committee go
a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose
subcommittee go
a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose
standing committee go
a permanent committee
steering committee go
a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body
ethics committee, ethics panel go
a committee appointed to consider ethical issues
finance committee go
a committee appointed to consider financial issues
politburo go
the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party
political action committee, PAC go
committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
presidium, praesidium go
a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
zoning commission go
a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use
panel, jury go
a committee appointed to judge a competition
vestry go
in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church