A group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.
The group of people who make up an administrative body.
The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.
The state of being governed.
The specific system by which a political system is ruled.