Do we describe government on US or European way?
- US government is all powers together (powere are called "branches" and they are executive, legislative and courts/judicature, as well as non-executive elements government), as well as another word for state,
- European government = state government = US executive branch of government
so the Council of Elders was the Masadan government (executive for sure, legislative probably also as some assembly of prominent citizens). Anyway I am going to reedit it.--dotz 19:03, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
I really doubt, if second paragraph should be present here. Just side information (make reference?)--dotz 19:16, 24 January 2009 (UTC)