13 September 2017

triumvirate

[trahy-uhm-ver-it, -vuh-reyt]

noun

1. Roman History. the office or magistracy of a triumvir.
2. a government of three officers or magistrates functioning jointly.
3. a coalition of three magistrates or rulers for joint administration.
4. any association of three in office or authority.
5. any group or set of three.

Origin of triumvirate

Latin

1575-1585 From the Latin word triumvirātus, dating back to 1575-85. See triumvir, -ate3
Dictionary.com

Examples from the Web for triumvirate

Contemporary Examples

Successful politicians seek to marry a triumvirate of charisma, certitude, and leadership.
The Ugly Truth About Ugly Politicians
Tim Teeman
July 25, 2014

Beyond this triumvirate I struggle to recall something or someone truly remarkable.
Gal With a Suitcase
Jolie Hunt
July 16, 2010

Historical Examples

They, with Gallatin, formed the triumvirate which ruled the country for sixteen years.
Albert Gallatin
John Austin Stevens

To him there was no triumvirate: the word had never been mentioned to his ears.
The Life of Cicero
Anthony Trollope

The Third triumvirate went down to breakfast with small appetite.
The Varmint
Owen Johnson

The alliance of these three men is called the First triumvirate.
A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines
Clayton Edwards

Meanwhile what were Cæsar’s partners in the triumvirate doing?
Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15)
Charles Morris

When the triumvirate went down, their ways at first lay separate.
Rowlandson’s Oxford
A. Hamilton Gibbs

A triumvirate of Paredes, Tornel and Valencia was much talked of.
The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2)
Justin H. Smith

This ministry has therefore been sometimes called The triumvirate.
A History of England, Period III.
Rev. J. Franck Bright

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Today’s quote

Life is always going to be stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be convincing, and life doesn’t.

– Neil Gaiman

On this day

13 September 1503 – Michelango commences his iconic sculpture, ‘David‘.

13 September 1922 – official highest temperature ever recorded: 57.8oC (138oF) at Azizya, Libya.

13 September 1940 – German Luftwaffe bombs Buckingham Palace, London, while King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) are in residence.