centumvirate

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noun

A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.

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government
OriginLatin centumvirātus →
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Meanings

nouncentumvirate (plural centumvirates)

plural centumvirates

  1. A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.

    Synonyms: government

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.

Similar
government

Origin

  1. Latincentumvirātus
  2. Englishcentumvirate

From Latin centumvirātus, from centumvirī (“centumvirs, centumviri”) + ātus (abstract noun-forming suffix). Equivalent to centumvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office, here the group of people performing it).

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APA

centumvirate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centumvirate

MLA

“centumvirate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centumvirate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centumvirate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centumvirate.

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