triumvirate

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Synonyms: triumviral, triumvirates

Antonyms: triumviral, triumvirates

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Ancient Rome|government|historical}} A [[council]] of [[three#Numeral|three]] [[magistrate]]s [[rule#Verb|ruling]] [[jointly]]; specifically, the {{w|First Triumvirate}} (60 or 59 – 53 {{B.C.E.}}) or the {{w|Second Triumvirate}} (43 – 33 or 27 {{B.C.E.}}); the [[office#Noun|office]] of a {{l|en|triumvir|t=one of such magistrates}}, or of the three triumviri.
2. {{lb|en|by extension}}

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