The States of Deliberation is both parliament and executive, but it delegates some of its executive functions to policy-specific committees, which are known as States Departments, each of which is run by five political members, all of whom have equal voting power.
In the context of The States of Deliberation, it acts as both a governing body and an executive authority, but certain executive functions are delegated to policy-specific committees, called States Departments, which are led by five politicians with equal voting power.