Sentence:  For basic duties, the <WSD>ephors</WSD> convened both the Spartan boulê of kings and elders and the assemblies. In times of war, the <WSD>ephors</WSD> were responsible for mustering troops, determining what age groups of soldiers would be sent out to battle, and determining how many would be sent. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.