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triarchy

noun

Definition of triarchy

as in duumvirate

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Recent Examples of triarchy 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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Noun

Since then, he’s kicked around with HAIM while turning one third of its Los Angelino triumvirate, Alana Haim, into a screen actress.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
This triumvirate uses their voices, their power, their compassion to embody this virtuous cycle of generosity and reciprocity without forfeiting their personhood, bodies, or resources to anyone.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of triumvirate

Noun

Several of Flávio Bolsonaro’s proposals also warrant close scrutiny, including his pledge to rewrite Brazil’s 1988 Constitution, which marked the end of military dictatorship and the restoration of democracy in the country.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
In 1981, with the end of the civil-military dictatorship on the near horizon, Piero planned his return to Argentina, stopping in Uruguay first.

— Humphrey Inzillo, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of dictatorship

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Only three African sovereigns hold investment grade ratings, according to a background note from the AU’s African Peer Review Mechanism (ARPM).

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Against encroaching social upheavals, the sovereign was resolutely the center of a mercantilist universe.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of sovereign

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The data center industry is only one face of an arrogant oligarchy that people believe now runs Congress, the courts, the White House, state legislatures and local governments.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
In practice, Mamdani, who claims to loathe oligarchy and big business, is asking Amazon to destroy over 40 small businesses and subsume their economic power.

— Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of oligarchy

Noun

Hovering in the background are the schemes and interests of a constellation of greater powers, including Gulf monarchies such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, as well as Turkey and Egypt.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
Since the Free Officers overthrew the monarchy in 1952, Egypt’s political order has remained, in practice, under military rule.

— Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of monarchy

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His broadcasting, advertising, and audiobook work means there is a wealth of professional material in the public domain featuring his words.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Pocket Books and Penguin Books therefore specialized in classics that were in the public domain and in reprinting commercial and genre fiction, primarily mysteries, science fiction, and Westerns.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of domain

Noun

The separatist movement dates back to the early 1960s, when the British Southern Cameroons, a United Nations trust territory previously governed as part of Nigeria’s eastern region, was joined with Cameroon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.

— Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024

Definition of trust territory

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The attack — the latest of several in the last week on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh — is expected to increase Saudi pressure on allies including the United States to provide military support for the kingdom.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
The attack — the latest of several in the past week on King Khalid International Airport that killed four people — is expected to increase Saudi pressure on allies including the United States to provide military support for the kingdom.

— Samy Magdy, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

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