| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | governing authorities | руководящие органы (At the top level, the Partnership has three governing authorities: the Partnership Council, the Partnership Board, and the Chairman. Alexander Demidov) |
| offic. | initiative for self-governing authorities of municipal structure | инициатива органов местного самоуправления муниципального образования (Konstantin 1966) |
| gen. | local self-governing authorities | органы местного самоуправления (Tamerlane) |
| gen. | membership of governing authorities | состав руководящих органов (Broadening the membership of governing authorities will shift the power base––. Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | self-governing authorities | органы местного самоуправления ("government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony" – COED Alexander Demidov) |