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triumvirate
\ trahy-UHM-ver-it, -vuh-reyt \ , noun;
1.any group or set of three.
2.Roman History. the office or magistracy of a triumvir.
3.a government of three officers or magistrates functioning jointly.
4.a coalition of three magistrates or rulers for joint administration.
5.any association of three in office or authority.
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Quotes:
Because the triumvirate of Virginians could not yet show their hand publicly, they had to depend to considerable degree on the denizens of the distasteful newsmongering world.
-- William Safire, "Scandalmonger," 2000
When Miss Gerrard left, her place in the triumvirate was taken by Miss Murrill.
-- Rosemary Manning, "The Chinese Garden", 1962
Origin:
Triumvirate comes from the Latin triumvirātus and has been in English since the 1500s.
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