triumvirate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority

WordNet

Tri*um"vi*rate noun
Etymology
L. triumviratus: cf. F. triumvirat.
Definitions
  1. Government by three in coalition or association; the term of such a government.
  2. A coalition or association of three in office or authority; especially, the union of three men who obtained the government of the Roman empire.

Webster 1913