duumvirates

Definition of duumviratesnext
plural of duumvirate

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Noun
  • Whatever their precise content, the blessings of liberty allow people to be something like sovereigns over their own lives.
    Cass Sunstein, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The situation weighs on regional risk on the margins, but most of those sovereigns carry strong balance sheets, Appio explained.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That design choice represented a radical break from the monarchies of Europe, where kings and queens had the ability to decide when to mobilize their countries to war.
    Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Tehran's aim with the missile and drone fire has likely been to pressure the Gulf's monarchies to push their allies in Washington to end the war, but the Iranian calculus appears to be backfiring.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Duumvirates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duumvirates. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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