dyarchy
Americannoun
plural
dyarchiesnoun
Other Word Forms
- dyarchic adjective
- dyarchical adjective
Example Sentences
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But with the rise of the absolutist monarchies in the 17th century, Gelasius' finely balanced dyarchy was shattered.
From Time Magazine Archive
The division of the provinces between Augustus and the Senate in 27 B. C. had the effect of creating an administrative dyarchy, or joint rule of two independent authorities, for the empire.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
As one Provincial Governor remarked to me, "We are in reality skipping the dyarchy stage."
From India, Old and New by Chirol, Valentine, Sir
A Chinese democracy is almost a dyarchy of majority and officialdom, the one revising and checking the other.
From The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I by Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony
The designation suited the early years of the Empire, in which a dyarchy of princeps and senate had been maintained.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
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