triumvirate

See also: Triumvirate

English

Etymology

From Latin triumvīrātus, from triumviri (“triumvirs”) + -atus (“-ate”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɹaɪ.ˈʌm.vəɹ.ɪt/

Noun

triumvirate (plural triumvirates)

An official group of three people, especially a ruling council of three men and particularly (historical) two such councils in Roman history.

Synonyms

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Coordinate terms

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Translations

a ruling group of three

Catalan: triumvirat (ca) m
Dutch: triumviraat (nl), driemanschap (nl)
Estonian: triumviraat
Faroese: trímannaveldi n
Finnish: triumviraatti (fi), troikka (fi), kolmikko (fi)
French: triumvirat (fr) m, troïka (fr)
Georgian: ტრიუმვირატი (ṭriumviraṭi)
German: Triumvirat (de) n
Greek: τρίο (el) n (trío)

Hungarian: triumvirátus
Ido: troika (io)
Polish: triumwirat (pl) m
Portuguese: triunvirato (pt) m, troica (pt)
Russian: триумвира́т (ru) m (triumvirát), тро́йка (ru) f (trójka), три́о (ru) n (trío)
Slovene: triumvirat m
Tagalog: tatpuno
Turkish: üçlü (tr), troyka (tr)
Volapük: kilman

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