'Triumvirate' definitions:
Definition of 'triumvirate'
(from WordNet)
noun
A group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority
Definition of 'Triumvirate'
From: GCIDE
- Triumvirate \Tri*um"vi*rate\, n. [L. triumviratus: cf. F. triumvirat.]
- 1. Government by three in coalition or association; the term of such a government. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]