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triumvirate

[ trahy-uhm-ver-it, -vuh-reyt ]

noun

  1. Roman History. the office or magistracy of a triumvir.
  2. a government of three officers or magistrates functioning jointly.
  3. a coalition of three magistrates or rulers for joint administration.
  4. any association of three in office or authority.
  5. any group or set of three.


triumvirate

/ 迟谤补瑟藞蕦尘惫瑟谤瑟迟 /

noun

  1. in ancient Rome
    1. a board of three officials jointly responsible for some task
    2. the political alliance of Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey, formed in 60 bc ( First Triumvirate )
    3. the coalition and joint rule of the Roman Empire by Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian, begun in 43 bc ( Second Triumvirate )
  2. any joint rule by three men
  3. any group of three men associated in some way
  4. the office of a triumvir
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of triumvirate1

From the Latin word 迟谤颈耻尘惫颈谤腻迟耻蝉, dating back to 1575鈥85. See triumvir, -ate 3
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This is, however, just one of the shared aims of the tough triumvirate.

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