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Definition of Triumvirate
1. Noun. A group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority.
Definition of Triumvirate
1. n. Government by three in coalition or association; the term of such a government.
Definition of Triumvirate
1. Noun. A group or association of three, especially three statesmen. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Triumvirate
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Triumvirate
1. 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. Origin: L. Triumviratus: cf. F. Triumvirat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Triumvirate
Literary usage of Triumvirate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Russia by Alfred Rambaud, Edgar Saltus (1902)
"Early years: the triumvirate; liberal measures; the ministers; ... The first
three were closely united, and were known by the name of the triumvirate. ..."
2. Roman Public Life by Abel Hendy Jones Greenidge (1901)
"... and the triumvirate of 43 BC was but a suspension of hostilities between the
rival claimants. In form it was a provisional government, like that of the ..."
3. The History of Ancient Art by Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1872)
"But at that time and prior to the triumvirate Grecian art was, it is true, prized
and honored by the Romans as a consequence of a love for it which had been ..."
4. Dictionary of Historical Allusions by Thomas Benfield Harbottle (1903)
"triumvirate, The. Grenville's Ministry in 1763 was so called, ... triumvirate,
The Catholic. The league between the Duc de Guise, the Marechal de St. Andre, ..."
5. European History: An Outline of Its Development by George Burton Adams (1899)
"The Second triumvirate- Octavius sole ruler, 31 BC food distributions to the poor
of Rome, ... The Second triumvirate. — But the Republic was not restored. ..."
6. Goldsmith's Roman History by Oliver Goldsmith (1817)
"This was called the first triumvirate, by which we find the constitution weakened
by a new interest that had not hitherto taken place in the government, ..."
7. The History of Russia from the Earliest Times to 1877 by Alfred Rambaud, Graeme Mercer Adam (1904)
"Early years: the triumvirate; liberal measures; the ministers; ... The first
three were closely united, and were known by the name of the triumvirate. ..."
8. The Youth's Companion, Or, An Historical Dictionary: Consisting of Articles by Ezra Sampson (1813)
"triumvirate, the union of three most power-" ful citizens of Rome, in usurping the
... The first Roman triumvirate consisted of Pompey, Caesar, and Crassus. ..."
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