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/ˌdjuːəʊdɛˈsɪmvɪɹət/ · noun
(uncommon) A group of twelve people, especially (politics) a council of twelve men sharing office or rule, particularly such groups of magistrates in ancient Rome..
Strabo ſeems to ſay, there were fronting theſe halls, (which Diodorus likewiſe ſeems to diſtinguiſh from the labyrinth, ſtyling it the work of the Duodecimvirate) 27 other halls.
It is essential to [Stalin] and to his duodecimvirate that open war shall be avoided or postponed for as long as possible.
The Tricameron…comprised…a “Senate”…and a “Praetorate,” a sort of quadruple troika or duodecimvirate: twelve men and women who implemented the Senate’s decrees, declared war or peace, and…spent most of the time squabbling amongst themselves for power.
It would appear that the duodecimvirate was held after the praetorship, but before the consulate.
The logs of each member of the covert duodecimvirate displayed identical readouts.
Use duodecimvirate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Duodecimvirate means (uncommon) A group of twelve people, especially (politics) a council of twelve men sharing office or rule, particularly such groups of magistrates in ancient Rome..
Common synonyms include government.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Strabo ſeems to ſay, there were fronting theſe halls, (which Diodorus likewiſe ſeems to diſtinguiſh from the labyrinth, ſtyling it the work of the Duodecimvirate) 27 other halls.
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