Meaning & use
tripartite government
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Meanings
nouncountableformalspecialist
A political system in which power is shared among three separate branches or groups.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a tripartite government' or 'tripartite governments.'
Patterns
- a tripartite government
- tripartite government in [a country]
The country adopted a tripartite government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
Under the tripartite government, no single branch could dominate the others.
nouncountableformalspecialist
A government formed by an alliance of three political parties or groups.
Grammar: Countable; often used with 'a' or in the plural.
Patterns
- a tripartite government
- form a tripartite government
After the election, the three largest parties created a tripartite government.
The tripartite government struggled to agree on a budget.
Common combinations
- tripartite government structure
- The constitution established a tripartite government structure.
- tripartite government system
- Many democracies use a tripartite government system.
- form a tripartite government
- The parties agreed to form a tripartite government after the election.
Synonyms and how they differ
- three-branch government
- A more descriptive phrase that emphasizes the three branches rather than the formal term.
- tripartite system
- Broader; can refer to any system with three parts, not just government.
Word family
- tripartite adjective
- Having three parts or involving three groups.
- bipartite adjective
- Having two parts or involving two groups.
Commonly confused: tripartite government or tripartite?
tripartite government vs tripartite
The adjective means 'having three parts'; the phrase 'tripartite government' is a specific political term.
Practice
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