7
administration(noun, authority, assembly, leader, human)
5
brass
3
cabinet(noun, meet, body, authority, gathering)
3
council(noun, body, group, authority, people)
3
governance
2
board(noun, body, meeting, assembly, management)
2
directorate(noun, meet, body, gathering, meeting)
2
establishment
2
executive(noun, management, board, council, congress)
2
house
2
organization
2
top brass(noun, expression, assembly, leader, board)
1
President(noun, management, board, council, congress)
1
admiral(noun, leader, management, board, major)
1
advisers(noun, body, authority, assembly, board)
1
assembly(noun, meet, body, authority, gathering)
1
authority(noun, body, group, assembly, administration)
1
brain trust(noun, expression, meet, body, authority)
1
bureau(noun, body, authority, assembly, board)
1
cadre
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