'Rulers' in the Bible

But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,

Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!"

and how our chief priests and rulers handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.