Triumvirate

/tɹaɪˈʌmvəɹət/

Synonyms for "triumvirate" (80 found)

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Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: aristocracy, autarchy, autonomy, bipartisanship, clover.
  • Sentence evidence is available for triumvirate, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Synonym selection checklist

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Replacement workflow

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Final fit check

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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

9 entries
governance bodygovernance structuregroupleadership structureleadership unitthreesometriadtrinitytrio

More specific

4 entries
Roman triumvirateboardroom triumvirateeditorial triumviratemilitary triumvirate

Collocations

6 entries
Roman triumvirateacademic triumvirateinformal triumviratepolitical triumviratepower sharing triumviratethree man rule

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

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Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

[…] I muſt not forget to ſet dovvne a pretie jeſt, vvhich hath been reported by many as touching Lepidus: It happened during the time of his Triumvirat, […]

Source: wiktionary

[H]e frets / That Lepidus of the Triumpherate, ſhould be depos'd, / And being that, vve detaine all his Reuenue.

Source: wiktionary

Then vvas contriued a petition, as from the generalitie, vnto the triumuirat Gouernors; vvherein they ſupplicated, that by no meanes they ſhould reſigne the gouernment to any ſhould come from England, vpon vvhat tearmes ſoeuer, vntill ſix moneths after the returne of their ſhip ſent to the VVeſt-Indies: […]

Source: wiktionary

I have therefore alvvayes endevoured to compoſe thoſe fevvds and angry diſſentions betvveene affection, faith, and reaſon. For there is in our ſoule a kind of Triumvirate, or triple government of three competitors, vvhich diſtract the peace of this our Common-vvealth, not leſſe than did that other the State of Rome.

Source: wiktionary

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Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "triumvirate"?

Closest matches include aristocracy, autarchy, autonomy, bipartisanship, clover.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "triumvirate"?

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