as in triumvirate
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Teams like the Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets have operated with a triumvirate of sorts, where the general manager is not necessarily the lead executive.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
6 May 2026 -
The triumvirate of protectors got Romans into testing that proved his IQ was off the charts and found programs that helped his mother learn how to navigate his needs.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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After years of taking on the food culture bro-triarchy, Toronto restaurant royalty Jen Agg is up against a new enemy.—
Courtney Shea,
refinery29.com,
1 Sep. 2021
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The filmmaker explores how Inés’ coming of age mirrors the lingering wounds of Chile’s political transition to democracy from the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet – a theme at the heart of Martelli’s feature debut Chile ’76, which premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Many had argued that the banner, which largely meditates on the violence of the Suharto dictatorship in Indonesia, contained antisemitic caricatures.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
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On May 6, the sovereign marked the third anniversary of his crowning ceremony, and his sister attended the Royal Gun Salute at Hyde Park in London, where a salute of 41 rounds was fired.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Legitimate authority Historically, the conversation about a war’s justness began by asking whether a responsible sovereign had declared it.—
Valerie Morkevicius,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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At a time of kleptocratic governance and corporate oligarchy, Tolentino and Piker resort to a game of jaded whataboutism.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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For example, they might be classified by the number of rulers, thus distinguishing government by one (as in a monarchy or a tyranny) from government by the few (in an aristocracy or oligarchy) and from government by the many (as in a democracy).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Johnson has always been good at holding Wembanyama accountable in the public domain.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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In other competitive domains — such as with China’s entry into the World Trade Organization and in cybersecurity negotiations between Beijing and the Obama administration — agreements were ultimately reached that Washington believes in hindsight disadvantaged American companies.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The small Persian Gulf island nation is led by a Sunni Muslim monarchy but, like Iran, has a majority Shiite population.—
Adam Schreck,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Bahrain is led by a Sunni Muslim monarchy but, like Iran, has a majority Shiite population.—
Adam Schreck,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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The Biden administration justified its decision — or no decision — with the tired old rationalizations and justifications that the U.S. has been using for years to give the medieval monocracy a pass on human rights violations.—
Ahmed Tharwat,
Star Tribune,
1 Mar. 2021
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“Duumvirate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duumvirate. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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