| 单词 | triumvirate |
| 释义 | triumvirate/trʌɪˈʌmvɪrət /noun 1(In ancient Rome) a group of three men holding power, in particular (the First Triumvirate) the unofficial coalition of Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus in 60 bc and (the Second Triumvirate) a coalition formed by Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian in 43 bc. 1.1A group of three powerful or notable people or things: a triumvirate of three executive vice presidents...
2The office of triumvir in ancient Rome.In 36, Octavian defeated Pompey's son Sextus Pompeius at Naulochus, and also ousted Lepidus from the triumvirate....
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