Council of Officers (Hetmanate)

The Council of Officers (Ukrainian: Старшинська рада, romanized: Starshynska rada, or Рада старшин, Rada starshyn) functioned as the executive branch of the government of the Cossack Hetmanate, similar to the Cabinet of Ministers in modern Ukraine. It was composed out of the General Officer Staff (starshyna) and colonels (polkovnyky). The Council of Officers convened twice a year, at Christmas and Easter, (at least, during the hetmanship of Ivan Mazepa).

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