as in trio
a group of three among the city's cultural institutions, the art museum, the symphony orchestra, and the opera company reign as the supreme triumvirate

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Recent Examples of triumvirate Anything could still happen, including an unforeseen calamity that might prevent one of the vaunted triumvirate from advancing out of the preliminary heats Saturday morning. Dave Sheinin, Washington Post, 27 July 2024 In the meantime, the company has been run by a triumvirate of leaders: Brian Robbins, chief executive of Paramount Pictures; Chris McCarthy, chief executive of Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios; and George Cheeks, chief executive of CBS. Jon Passantino, CNN, 8 July 2024 Debuting at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, the McLaren P1 was part of the hybrid-electric triumvirate—including Ferrari’s LaFerrari and Porsche’s 918 Spyder—that gave a glimpse of the next-generation of hypercar. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 June 2024 In Canada, an unlikely triumvirate of finance, government and indigenous communities has found a better way—advancing Canada's green energy transition, potentially making big money for investors and helping overcome centuries of economic and social exploitation of First Nations. Justin Worland/toronto, TIME, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for triumvirate 

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“Triumvirate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triumvirate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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