What's the difference between duumvir and duumvirate?

Duumvir


Definition:

  • (n.) One of two Roman officers or magistrates united in the same public functions.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The pugnacious Luzhkov, who ran Moscow from 1992, was dismissed after apparently growing too powerful and falling out with Russia's ruling Putin-Medvedev duumvirate.
  • (2) Some believe the attacks on Luzhkov reflect increasing tensions within Russia's ruling Putin-Medvedev duumvirate, ahead of presidential elections in 2012.

Duumvirate


Definition:

  • (n.) The union of two men in the same office; or the office, dignity, or government of two men thus associated, as in ancient Rome.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The pugnacious Luzhkov, who ran Moscow from 1992, was dismissed after apparently growing too powerful and falling out with Russia's ruling Putin-Medvedev duumvirate.
  • (2) Some believe the attacks on Luzhkov reflect increasing tensions within Russia's ruling Putin-Medvedev duumvirate, ahead of presidential elections in 2012.

Words possibly related to "duumvir"

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