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diarchical

diarchical adjective: of or pertaining to a diarchy.

Adjective

diarchical (comparative more diarchical, superlative most diarchical)

  1. of or pertaining to a diarchy.
    • The principle of joint responsibility, however, did not develop under the diarchical system except in cases where a motion of no confidence in a ministry as a whole was carried in a Legislative Council.1964, Abrar Hussain Bokhari, Constitutional History of Indo-Pakistan Sub-continent, page 77
    • S.G. Ikoku also called for a diarchical political arrangement in his book, Nigeria's Fourth Coup d'etat: Options for Modern Statehood.1993, Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo, Nigeria: The Political Transition and the Future of Democracy, Fourth Dimension Publishing Company, page 283

Forms of diarchical

comparativemore diarchical
superlativemost diarchical

Origin of diarchical

From diarchy + -ical.

Questions about diarchical

What does diarchical mean?
Diarchical means of or pertaining to a diarchy.
What part of speech is diarchical?
Diarchical is an adjective.

Words near diarchical in the dictionary

  1. diapyesis
  2. diapyetic
  3. diarch
  4. diarchal
  5. diarchic
  6. diarchical
  7. diarchies
  8. diarchs
  9. diarchy
  10. diarea
  11. diareses

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