"duumvirate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /djuːˈʌmvɪɹət/ [UK] Forms: duumvirates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin duumvirātus, from duumviri + -atus (“-ate”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|duumvirātus}} Latin duumvirātus, {{m|la|duumviri}} duumviri, {{m|la|-atus||-ate}} -atus (“-ate”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} duumvirate (plural duumvirates)
  1. Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men. Synonyms: diarchy [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-duumvirate-en-noun-f-wmW~Fc
  2. (historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ancient Rome, Forms of government Categories (place): Roman Empire Translations (Roman offices): duumvirat [neuter] (Danish), duümviraat [neuter] (Dutch), duumvirat [masculine] (French), Duumvirat [neuter] (German), duunvirato [masculine] (Italian), duumvirat [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), duunvirato [masculine] (Portuguese), duumvirat [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-duumvirate-en-noun-lRIXZ-RL Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 4 96 Disambiguation of Forms of government: 35 65 Disambiguation of Roman Empire: 3 97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ate, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 33 67 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 28 72 Disambiguation of 'Roman offices': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: duovirate Related terms: duumvir, duumviral

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