duumvirate

A 'duumvirate' is an alliance between two equally powerful political or military leaders.

A duumvirate is a group of two people.

Sparta was also ruled by two kings, thus a duumvirate.

Kerslake says the duumvirate is not a revolution but instead a reversion to the position before 1981.

Whitlam gave little help to his embattled deputy, who had formed the other half of the duumvirate.

The duumvirate did not last, as Ugolino and Nino soon quarrelled.

During the two weeks the so-called "duumvirate" held office, Whitlam sought to fulfill those campaign promises that did not require legislation.

My financial adviser used to be a woman called Susan; now, it's a businesslike duumvirate called Anthony and Matthew.

They demanded the elimination of communist influence in government, equal share in government revenues, and reinstatement of Sukarno-Hatta duumvirate.

The port city of Umbar in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien was ruled by a duumvirate.

Intense canvassing took place amongst ALP parliamentarians as the duumvirate did its work, and on 18 December the caucus elected the Cabinet.

On January 12, 2013, Future Shock entered the 2013 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament.

In Pair of Kings the crown of Kinkow fell on twin brothers whose order of birth was never clearly accounted for; thus they reign as a duumvirate.

They were nicknamed the Duumvirate (Dwitunggal) and until today are hailed by many as the best President and Vice President partnership in Indonesia's history.

He returned to the company sixty days later, competing in the Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament, once again teaming up with Super Dragon.

They are the only team to win PWG's annual Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament on three separate occasions (2009, 2011 and 2013).

In August 1916, Germany become a de facto military dictatorship under the duumvirate of Field Marshal Hindenburg and General Ludendorff who ruled Germany until 1918.

He was released by the Whitlam Duumvirate in December 1972 having served ten months - one of seven men in Australian prisons for refusing conscription freed at that time.

Strong would win his second World Tag Team Championship at the inaugural Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament, held over two nights in May 2007.

Mack took part in the 2012 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament, teaming with El Generico as 2 Husky Black Guys.

Pac was originally scheduled to compete in singles matches during the first PWG Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament on May 20 and 21.

According to Whitlam speechwriter Graham Freudenberg, the duumvirate was a success, as it showed that the Labor government could manipulate the machinery of government, despite its long absence from office.

At the 2013 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament, which took place on January 12, 2013, Younger fought Callihan in a non-tournament knockout or submission-only match.

The team entered the 2009 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament, but were defeated in the first round by the team of Kenny Omega and Chuck Taylor.

When not under Gondor's rule Umbar's system of government may have been a duumvirate: Black Númenórean and later Corsair Lords are paired when mentioned in Tolkien's works.