Triumvirate

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A triumvirate (Latin: triumvirātus) or a triarchy is a political institution ruled or dominated by three individuals, known as triumvirs (Latin: triumviri). The arrangement can be formal or informal. Though the three leaders in a triumvirate are notionally equal, the actual distribution of power may vary.

The term can also be used to describe a state with three different military leaders who all claim to be the sole leader.^{[citation needed]}

Informally, the term "triumvirate" may be used for any association of three.^[1]

Under the influence of the Soviet Union, the term troika (Russian: for "group of three") may be used for "triumvirate".^[2]