duumvirate
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- IPA /djuːˈʌmvɪɹət/
Noun
duumvirate noun
- Rule by two people.
- A state under the rule of two people.“Swaziland is an absolute diarchy, ruled jointly by a king and a queen mother.”
duumvirate noun
- Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.
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duoviratequadrumvirateduodecemviratequatrumviratetriarchyquartumvirateduodecimviratetriumvirateduodecimatequattuorviratetetradarchyduadquatuorvirateduovirsextumvirateduetto
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