The difference between Triad and Triumvirate

When used as nouns, triad means a grouping of three, whereas triumvirate means an official group of three people, especially a ruling council of three men and particularly two such councils in roman history.


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  1. Triad as a noun:

    A grouping of three.

  2. Triad as a noun (music):

    A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale.

  3. Triad as a noun (electronics):

    on a CRT display, a group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue.

  4. Triad as a noun:

    A branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong.

  1. Triumvirate as a noun (historical):

    An official group of three people, especially a ruling council of three men and particularly two such councils in Roman history.

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