word | triumvirate |
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definition | (1) A commission or government of three. (2) A group or association of three. |
eg_sentence | A triumvirate slowly emerged as the inner circle of the White House, and the vice president wasn't among them. |
explanation | The first triumvirate of the Roman Republic, which consisted of Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus, was simply an alliance or partnership, not a formal institution of the government. The alliance didn't last long, however, and Caesar eventually emerged with total power. This led to his assassination, after which a second triumvirate took over, with Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus dividing the Roman world among themselves. But these triumvirs also soon turned on one another, with Octavian alone taking power; in time he would become Rome's first emperor |
IPA | traɪˈəmvərət |
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