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diarchy

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di·ar·chy also dy·ar·chy  (därk)
n. pl. di·ar·chies also dy·ar·chies
Government by two joint rulers.

diarchy, dyarchy [ˈdaɪɑːkɪ]
n pl -chies
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) government by two states, individuals, etc.
diarchic , diarchical, diarchal, dyarchic, dyarchical, dyarchal adj

diarchy, dyarchy
a government controlled by two rulers; biarchy. — diarch, dyarch, n.
See also: Government
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.diarchy - a form of government having two joint rulers
form of government, political system - the members of a social organization who are in power


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If Pakistan has, at different points in its political evolution functioned (or malfunctioned) under a diarchy or a troika of power, from here on, power is likely to be redistributed among the different organs of state in accordance with the Constitution, in fact and not just in theory.
They have used words such as tandem, diarchy and dualism - all alien to Russia, which has traditionally relied on a single autocrat.
Implicit in the Christian notion of diarchy, in short, lay "the virtualities of a great revolution," a revolution of such magnitude as to mark "the beginning of a new civilizational era.
 
 
 
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