triumvirates in English
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.
2
the 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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1. The republic was ruled by two triumvirates and nine presidents.