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triumvirate
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tri·um·vi·rate  (tr-mvr-t)
n.
1. Government by triumvirs.
2. The office or term of a triumvir.
3. A body or group of triumvirs.
4. An association or a group of three. Also called troika.

[Latin triumvirtus, from triumvir, board of three; see triumvir.]

triumvirate [traɪˈʌmvɪrɪt]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in ancient Rome)
a.  a board of three officials jointly responsible for some task
b.  the political alliance of Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey, formed in 60 bc (First Triumvirate)
c.  the coalition and joint rule of the Roman Empire by Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian, begun in 43 bc (Second Triumvirate)
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any joint rule by three men
3. any group of three men associated in some way
4. (Historical Terms) the office of a triumvir

Triumvirate a group, party, or association of three leaders, 1601.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.triumvirate - a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authoritytriumvirate - a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority
threesome, triad, trinity, trio - three people considered as a unit
troika - a modern Russian triumvirate
Translations
triumvirate [traɪˈʌmvɪrɪt] Ntriunvirato m
triumvirate
n (Hist) → Triumvirat nt
triumvirate [traɪˈʌmvɪrɪt] nsg or pl (frm) → triunvirato


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