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quadrumvirate
quad·rum·vi·rate [ kwo drúmvərət ] (plural quad·rum·vi·rates)


noun 
Definition:
 
four people sharing power: a group of four people sharing power, especially forming a government
[Mid-18th century. <quadri-, after triumvirate]
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