[Ads-l] triumvirate

[Joel Berson]

I think we've been near here before ... the question of whether three persons of in- (un-?) distinction can be a triumvirate.  Compare OED sense 3: "Less exactly, A group or set of three persons (rarely things) thought of together, but not necessarily associated in fact; a trio; esp. three persons of authority or distinction in any sphere."

Joel

 

      From: James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at NETSCAPE.COM>
 To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU 
 Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 7:44 AM
 Subject: [ADS-L] triumvirate
   
On our local public radio station (WHYY) yesterday afternoon:

"...the triumvirate of, or as I prefer to call it, the Cruz, Trump, and Rubio of..."

- Jim Landau

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