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Also known as triarchy

A triumvirate () or a triarchy is a political institution ruled or dominated by three individuals, known as triumvirs (). The arrangement can be formal or informal. Though the three leaders in a triumvirate are notionally equal, the actual distribution of power may vary.

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A triumvirate is a government ruled by three leaders, called triumvirs, who are supposed to share power equally—though in practice one leader often becomes more dominant than the others. This type of arrangement can be either officially established or informal, and it matters because it represents a specific way of dividing political authority among a small group of rulers.

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  • Pre-modern triumvirates
  • Biblical
  • Ancient China
  • Hinduism
  • Pagaruyuang
  • Ancient Rome
  • Tamil
  • Rum Seljuks
  • Modern triumvirates
  • Ottoman Empire
  • Early modern and modern France
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Modern Israel
  • Benin
  • Soviet Union
  • Modern Italy
  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
  • Iran
  • Unofficial triumvirates
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
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A triumvirate () or a triarchy is a political institution ruled or dominated by three individuals, known as triumvirs (). The arrangement can be formal or informal. Though the three leaders in a triumvirate are notionally equal, the actual distribution of power may vary.

Informally, the term "triumvirate" may be used for any association of three.

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