triumvirate
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noun
1. (in
ancient Rome
) a
group
of
three
men
holding
power
, in particular (the
First Triumvirate
) the
unofficial
coalition
of
Julius Caesar
,
Pompey
, and
Crassus
in 60 bc and (the
Second Triumvirate
) a
coalition
formed by
Antony
,
Lepidus
, and
Octavian
in 43 bc.
(古代ローマの)三頭政治
a
group
of
three
powerful
or
notable
people
or
thing
s existing in relation to
each other
:
3人組, 三つ組.
e.g.
a triumvirate of three former executive vice presidents.
2. the
office
of
triumvir
in
ancient Rome
.
三人執政の職[任期]
ORIGIN
late
16th century
: from
Latin
triumviratus
, from
triumvir
(see
triumvir
).