Toqui (from the Mapuungun toki "axe, axe-bearer") is a title conferred by the Mapuche (an indigenous Chilean people) to those who are chosen as their leader during times of war. The toqui is chosen in a parliament or assembly of the loncos of the various territories allied during the war in question. The Toqui could command strict obedience of all the warriors and their loncos during the war, organize them in units and appoint leaders over them. This command would continue until he was killed, or deposed in another parliament (usually only for poor leadership) or the war ended.