triumvirate
/traɪˈʌmvɪrət/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.（古罗马）三执政, 尤指：“第一次三执政”（公元前60年尤利乌斯·凯撒、庞培和克拉苏三人结成的非正式同盟）和“第二次三执政”（公元前43年安东尼、李必达和屋大维三人结成的同盟）。
1.1
- a group of three powerful or notable people or things existing in relation to each other三人领导小组, 三人委员会：
a triumvirate of three former executive vice-presidents.
由三位前任执行副主席所组成的三人领导小组。
2
- the office of triumvir in ancient Rome古罗马三执政机构。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin triumviratus, from triumvir （see TRIUMVIR）.