triarchy
/ˈtraɪɑːrki/
noun
- A system of government or leadership by three people or groups.
- The company's board formed a triarchy to make major decisions together.
- Some political theorists argue that a triarchy can be more stable than a single ruler.
- The ancient city was ruled by a triarchy of three elected officials.
- A group or region governed by three rulers.
- Historians study the triarchy that emerged after the collapse of the empire.
- The triarchy met annually to discuss trade and defense.
- The triarchy controlled a large territory in the eastern part of the island.
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