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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

The finished heads would be evaluated by a triumvirate of accomplished restorative artists who were dressed in matching baby-blue T-shirts with judge 2025 printed between their shoulder blades.

— John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
The triumvirate already looked to be a cut above the rest of the summer league competition in a pair of blowout victories, which was to be expected from three players who got real NBA minutes for the Warriors last season.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of triumvirate

Noun

Outside of dictatorships, modern central bankers generally don’t have to fear for their lives, but they are sometimes subjected to heavy criticism.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
None of Argentina’s players had been born when the country’s military dictatorship invaded the Malvinas in 1982, holding the islands for 73 days before British forces recaptured them in a war that killed 649 Argentine and 255 British troops.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of dictatorship

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As one of the big three ratings agencies, alongside Fitch and Moody’s, S&P Global plays a crucial role in determining whether African sovereigns and businesses can secure capital from international financial markets.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
While the Royal Standard is never lowered to half-mast—the reason being that there is always a sovereign on the throne—the Union Jack can be lowered to half-staff, which is exactly what happened to honor Diana.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 July 2026

Definition of sovereign

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There are parts of this book that very much anticipate a world—and a sport—dominated by oligarchy and greed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Last year, Katz filmed a video of his new protégé shucking oysters, chopping wood, swinging kettlebells, and speaking directly to the camera in a muddy sweatshirt about how the oligarchy had screwed their beloved state.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Definition of oligarchy

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In fact, this monarchy-shaking scandal is the reason William and Harry’s grandmother Queen Elizabeth was able to become the longest-reigning British monarch.

— Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Only the second time a member of the British monarchy has married an American, the union was met with manic fanfare on both sides of the pond.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of monarchy

Noun

This is precisely the domain of litigation public relations—a discipline that rarely attracts public attention, yet increasingly shapes the outcome of corporate conflicts.

— Alona Karpinska, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
In one scenario, Irregular also gave the models a fictional target company whose name unintentionally matched the domain of a real website.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of domain

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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

Noun

Houthi spokesman Nasruddin Amer said on X on Friday that the group will continue to target any Saudi buildups in an effort to lift the kingdom’s blockade on Yemen.

— Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
In the fairytale, the princess flees to another kingdom for a while to get away from the misery brought on by her father, finding work as a commoner to conceal her identity.

— Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

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