Full Idea
I call 'government' or supreme administration the legitimate exercise of executive power; I call 'prince' or magistrate the man or body charged with that administration.
Gist of Idea
I call the executive power the 'government', which is the 'prince' - a single person, or a group
Source
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (The Social Contract (tr Cress) [1762], III.01)
A Reaction
Whether the prince is one person or many is left up to the legislative body, which is the general will. Rousseau has no view on the matter.
Book Reference
Rousseau,Jean-Jacques: 'The Basic Political Writings', ed/tr. Cress,Donald A. [Hackett 1987], p.174