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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]], back-formation from ''triumviri'', plural, commission of [[three]] men, from ''trium'' ''virum'' of three men | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]], back-formation from ''triumviri'', plural, commission of [[three]] men, from ''trium'' ''virum'' of three men |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: one of a commission or [[Governance|ruling]] body of [[three]] | | *1: one of a commission or [[Governance|ruling]] body of [[three]] |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | A '''triumvirate''' (from [[Latin]], "of [[three]] men") is a [[political]] [[regime]] [[dominated]] by three powerful [[individuals]], each a ''triumvir'' (pl. triumviri). The arrangement can be [[formal]] or informal, and though the three are usually [[equal]] on paper, in [[reality]] this is rarely the case. The term can also be used to [[describe]] a state with three different [[military]] leaders who all claim to be the sole [[leader]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumvirate] | + | A '''triumvirate''' (from [[Latin]], "of [[three]] men") is a [[political]] [[regime]] [[dominated]] by three powerful [[individuals]], each a ''triumvir'' (pl. triumviri). The arrangement can be [[formal]] or informal, and though the three are usually [[equal]] on paper, in [[reality]] this is rarely the case. The term can also be used to [[describe]] a state with three different [[military]] leaders who all claim to be the sole [[leader]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumvirate] |
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| [[Category: Political Science]] | | [[Category: Political Science]] |