duumvirate
a coalition of two persons holding the same office, as in ancient Rome.
the office or government of two such persons.
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How to use duumvirate in a sentence
Their triumvirate—duumvirate rather, Lepidus was nobody—matrimony consolidated.
Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern | Edgar SaltusBut the duumvirate seemed utterly incapable of devising a coherent policy for central or eastern Europe.
The Inside Story Of The Peace Conference | Emile Joseph DillonOf what did the duumvirate deliberate during their itinerary?
Ulysses | James JoyceRarely does history exhibit such a duumvirate as that of Epaminondas and Pelopidas.
A Manual of Ancient History | A. H. L. (Arnold Hermann Ludwig) HeerenThe duumvirate did not last, and the count and Nino soon quarrelled.
British Dictionary definitions for duumvirate
/ (djuːˈʌmvɪrɪt) /
the office of or government by duumvirs
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