What does duumvirate mean?
Duumvirate means Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men..
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/djuːˈʌmvɪɹət/ · noun
Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men..
To replace the all-powerful Salan, de Gaulle appointed a duumvirate – Paul Delouvrier and General Maurice Challe.
This was to raise the prospect of a duumvirate – ‘two heads in the same hat’, as Bernis quaintly put it.
Use duumvirate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Duumvirate means Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men..
Common synonyms include diarchy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
To replace the all-powerful Salan, de Gaulle appointed a duumvirate – Paul Delouvrier and General Maurice Challe.
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