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triumvirate definition

tri·um·vi·rate (trī um′və rit)

noun

  1. the office, functions, or term of a triumvir
  2. government by three persons or by a coalition of three parties
  3. any association of three in authority
  4. any group or set of three

Etymology: L triumviratus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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