Editing Ba'ath Party (section)

===National organization===
{{Further|National Command of the Ba'ath Party}}
The National Command was the ruling organ of the party between sessions of the National Congress and was headed by a Secretary-General.{{sfn|Commins|2004|p=65}} Between National Congresses, the National Command was held accountable by the National Consultative Council (Arabic: ''al-majlis al-istishari al-qawmi'').{{sfn|Rabinovich|1972|p=231}} The National Consultative Council was a forum made up of representatives from the party's regional branches.{{sfn|Rabinovich|1972|p=231}} However, the number of National Consultative Council members was decided by the size of the regional branch.{{sfn|Rabinovich|1972|p=231}} The National Congress elected the National Command, National Tribunal, the party's discipline body, and the Secretary-General, the party leader.{{sfn|Rabinovich|1972|p=231}} The congress delegates determined the party's policies and procedures.{{sfn|Rabinovich|1972|p=231}}

Before 1954, the party was ruled by the Executive Committee, but this organ, along with others, too, was replaced at the 2nd National Congress in 1954.{{sfn|Commins|2004|p=65}} In Ba'athist jargon, "Nation" means the [[Arab nationalism|Arab Nation]], because of that, the National Command formed the highest policy-making and coordinating council for the Ba'ath movement throughout the Arab world.{{sfn|Commins|2004|p=65}} The National Command had several bureaus, similar to those of the Regional Command.{{sfn|Rabinovich|1972|p=231}} National Command sessions were held monthly.{{sfn|Rabinovich|1972|p=231}} Of these, the National Liaisons Office was responsible for maintaining contact with the party's Regional Branches.{{sfn|Rabinovich|1972|p=148}}