| Pronunciation: | | trI'umvurit
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| | Definition: | | [n] a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority |
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| | See Also: | | threesome, triad, trinity, trio, troika |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tri*um"vi*rate\, n. [L. triumviratus: cf. F.
triumvirat.]
1. Government by three in coalition or association; the term
of such a government.
2. A coalition or association of three in office or
authority; especially, the union of three men who obtained
the government of the Roman empire.
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