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triumvir

tri·um·vir [ trī úmvər ] (plural tri·um·virs or tri·um·vi·ri [ trī úmvə r ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of triumvirate: each of the three people who made up a triumvirate, especially in ancient Rome

2. somebody sharing power with 2 others: somebody who shares power with two other people ( formal )

[Late 16th century. < Latin, back-formation < triumviri "board of three men" < trium virum "of three men"]

tri·um·vi·ral adjective
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