Great Council of Venice
Authorities in the islands were divided into two types: the Venetian ones, occupied by Venetians and represented the sovereign state and its political and military power over the Islands, and the domestic authorities, which were appointed by the Communal Council ('). The Venetians were appointed by the Great Council of Venice. There were three officials constituting the ' ("regime") of each island. The head of the ' had the title of ' in all the islands except for Corfu, where he was called '. The title could only be held by a nobleman. The subordinate Venetian officials were the ', two on each island, who performed administrative and judicial functions along with the ' of each island. The 's responsibilities also included security from hostile raids, taxation, religious and other issues.