quadrumvirate


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quad·rum·vi·rate

 (kwŏ-drŭm′vər-ĭt)
n.
A group of four people joined in authority or office, especially a government of four people.
[quadr(i)- + (tri)umvirate.]
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quadrumvirate

(kwɒdˈrʌmvɪrɪt)
n
a group of four leaders
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quad•rum•vi•rate

(kwɒˈdrʌm vər ɪt, -vəˌreɪt)

n.
a governing authority made up of four persons.
[1745–55; quadr- + -umvirate (as in triumvirate)]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.quadrumvirate - a group of four men
foursome, quartette, quartet - four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."
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