What does Triumvirate mean?

Definitions for Triumvirate
traɪˈʌm vər ɪt, -vəˌreɪttri·umvi·rate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. triumviratenoun

    a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority

Wiktionary

  1. triumviratenoun

    A group or association of three, especially three statesmen.

  2. Etymology: From triumviratus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Triumvirate, Triumvirinoun

    A coalition or concurrence of three men.

    Etymology: triumviratus or triumviri, Lat. triumvirat, Fr.

    Lepidus of the triumvirate
    Should be depos’d. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

    The triumviri, the three corner cap of society. William Shakespeare.

    During that triumvirate of kings, Henry the eighth of England, Francis the first of France, and Charles the fifth emperor of Germany, none of the three could win a palm of ground but the other two would balance it. Francis Bacon, Essays.

    With these the Piercies them confederate,
    And, as three heads conjoin in one intent,
    And instituting a triumvirate,
    Do part the land in triple government. Samuel Daniel, Civil War.

    From distant regions fortune sends
    An odd triumvirate of friends. Jonathan Swift.

Wikipedia

  1. Triumvirate

    A triumvirate (Latin: triumvirātus) or a triarchy is a political institution ruled or dominated by three individuals, known as triumvirs (Latin: triumviri). The arrangement can be formal or informal. Though the three leaders in a triumvirate are notionally equal, the actual distribution of power may vary. The term can also be used to describe a state with three different military leaders who all claim to be the sole leader.

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  1. triumvirate

    A triumvirate is a group or arrangement of three individuals with equal power and authority, particularly in political or governmental roles. It originates from the Roman era, where it referred to a coalition of three political or military leaders. The term can also be used generally to refer to any group of three working together under equal conditions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Triumviratenoun

    government by three in coalition or association; the term of such a government

  2. Triumviratenoun

    a coalition or association of three in office or authority; especially, the union of three men who obtained the government of the Roman empire

Wikidata

  1. Triumvirate

    A triumvirate is a political regime dominated by three powerful individuals, each a triumvir. The arrangement can be formal or informal, and though the three are usually equal on paper, in reality this is rarely the case. The term can also be used to describe a state with three different military leaders who all claim to be the sole leader.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Triumvirate in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Triumvirate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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    A triumvirate of bearish builds in the weekly EIA reports is adding momentum to crude's overnight price reversal as fears of escalating tension are unwound.

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