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 state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
The relationship between a word and its dependents.
The tenure of a chief of state.
The management or control of a system.