Triumvirate

A triumvirate (Latin: triumvirātus) or a triarchy is a political institution ruled or dominated by three individuals, known as triumvirs (Latin: triumviri). The arrangement can be formal or informal. Though the three leaders in a triumvirate are notionally equal, the actual distribution of power may vary.

The term can also be used to describe a state with three different military leaders who all claim to be the sole leader.

Informally, the term "triumvirate" may be used for any association of three.[1]

Under the influence of the Soviet Union, the term troika (Russian: for "group of three") may be used for "triumvirate".[2]

  1. ^ "Definition of "triumvirate"". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Definition of TROIKA". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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