dyarchy

noun

variants also diarchy
Definition of dyarchynext
as in oligarchy

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  1. oligarchy
  2. sovereign
  3. dictatorship
  4. triumvirate
  5. monarchy
  6. nation-state
  7. republic
  8. domain
Noun
  • Does that seem like a wise course of action, considering that Ukraine’s corrupt oligarchy is currently losing a brutal war with the world’s second-largest nuclear power?
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Unlike a democracy, an oligarchy is a system where a small and elite group takes control of the government.
    Mandy Taheri, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of oligarchy
Noun
  • Much better to be overlooked and underappreciated than in the sovereign’s good graces.
    Eva Wolchover, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Princess Beatrice Suddenly Changes Christmas Plans Due to Pregnancy The Christmas broadcast is one of the British sovereign's most famous holiday traditions, which King George V kicked off in 1932 and Queen Elizabeth televised for the first time in 1957.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of sovereign
Noun
  • His first movie in six years, Orphan follows a boy who discovers a dark secret about his origins in the ruins of the 1956 Hungarian uprising against the communist dictatorship.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
  • After all, the Carnation Revolution which overthrew four decades of Salazar’s right-wing dictatorship had happened only six years prior.
    Ana Leorne, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of dictatorship
Noun
  • Specifically, Deutsche expects that triumvirate to soak up 90% of industry profits next year.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Positive reviews and strong word-of-mouth are benefitting the triumvirate of films.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of triumvirate
Noun
  • Softbank sold the stake in 2023 for about $3 billion to Mubadala Investment, the $300 billion sovereign wealth fund of the United Arab Emirates — making this oil rich Islamic monarchy one of Senator Justice’s most important benefactors.
    Christopher Helman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The drama follows King Edward II’s dangerous decision to elevate his lover Gaveston to a position of power, sparking a civil war that threatens to topple the monarchy.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of monarchy
Noun
  • In industrialized economies, growth (as demonstrated in GDP) has supported the alleviation of poverty, the trajectory of innovation, and the sovereign power of nation-states.
    Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Losing Syria, the only other nation-state in the axis other than Iran, may be the coup de grace.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of nation-state
Noun
  • That year was in the middle of the Interregnum, a period when Britain was a republic without a king.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
  • There are various plots to overthrow the emperors and either wrest control and put the empire in the hands of a single man or return Rome to its days as a republic.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of republic
Noun
  • In September, OpenAI's o1 model became the first AI system to surpass the scores of human domain experts.
    Garrison Lovely, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
  • This approach can help shed technical debt and create asset management simplicity, from security domains down to security controls.
    Kevin Lynch, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of domain
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