duumvirate

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Noun
  • What a triumvirate of irritation.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • There can’t be too many quotes attributed to such an incongruous triumvirate, but then there are few instruments as polarizing as the squeeze-box.
    Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • After years of taking on the food culture bro-triarchy, Toronto restaurant royalty Jen Agg is up against a new enemy.
    Courtney Shea, refinery29.com, 1 Sep. 2021
Noun
  • The program, launched in 1975 during the country's military dictatorship, has successfully evolved in democratic times to reduce dependency on foreign oil.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • President Javier Milei’s government has called for a broader account that also includes victims of left-wing guerrilla violence, which some suggest is a way to minimize the crimes of the dictatorship.
    Juan Melamed, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The sovereign's sisters, Princesses Caroline and Stephanie, stood side by side.
    Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The hope was that the visit, the first by a British sovereign in nearly two decades, would help smooth fractured relations between the two nations.
    Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • For example, they might be classified by the number of rulers, thus distinguishing government by one (as in a monarchy or a tyranny) from government by the few (in an aristocracy or oligarchy) and from government by the many (as in a democracy).
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • While challenges like an aging population remain, economists view Poland’s rise as a model for building prosperity without oligarchy or corruption.
    Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Mamdani didn't take kindly to the Nassau County executive's incursion into his domain, CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reported.
    Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Technical fluency without domain fluency produces impressive demos and disappointing results.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Fusi Namukong, an SDF member of parliament, told The Associated Press that the law paves the way for a monarchy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • What is designed as a ceremonial visit, however, risks becoming a test of the monarchy's willingness to confront one of the royal family's most persistent controversies.
    Karla Adam The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Biden administration justified its decision — or no decision — with the tired old rationalizations and justifications that the U.S. has been using for years to give the medieval monocracy a pass on human rights violations.
    Ahmed Tharwat, Star Tribune, 1 Mar. 2021
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“Duumvirate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duumvirate. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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