Definition
A form of government where two people share supreme power and authority equally or jointly.
Etymology
From Greek duo- (two) + -arkhia (rule, from arkhein, to rule). The term emerged in political philosophy texts to describe systems like ancient Sparta's two-king government and Rome's dual consulate.
Kelly Says
Sparta's duarchy lasted 400 years, with two kings from competing families—the system worked because neither could become a tyrant while the other watched, a political innovation most democracies essentially reinvented through checks and balances.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሁለት አገዛዝ
hulete aagezaz
ARالعربية
دواشيتان
du-wa-shee-tan
BNবাংলা
দুইশাসন
dui-sha-san
CACatalà
duarquí
doo-ar-kee
CSČeština
duarchie
doo-ar-khee
DADansk
duarchie
doo-ar-kee
DEDeutsch
Duarchie
doo-ar-kee
ELΕλληνικά
διουαρχία
dee-oo-ar-khee-a
ESEspañol
duarquí
doo-ar-kee
FAفارسی
دو حاکم
doo-ha-kam
FISuomi
duarchie
doo-ar-kee
FRFrançais
duarchie
doo-ar-kee
HEעברית
דוארכיה
doo-ar-kee-a
HIहिन्दी
द्विपक्षीय शासन
dvīpākṣīya śāśana
HUMagyar
duarchie
doo-ar-kee
IDBahasa Indonesia
duarqui
doo-ar-kee
ITItaliano
duarchia
doo-ar-kee-a
MSBahasa Melayu
duarchie
doo-ar-kee
MYမြန်မာ
ဒုက္ခရေး
dukkha-re
NLNederlands
duarchie
doo-ar-kee
NONorsk
duarchie
doo-ar-kee
PLPolski
duarchia
doo-arch-ee-a
PTPortuguês
duarquia
doo-ar-kee-a
RORomână
duarchie
doo-ar-khee
RUРусский
дуархия
doo-ar-khiya
SVSvenska
duarchie
doo-ar-kee
SWKiswahili
duarchie
doo-ar-kee
TAதமிழ்
இரட்டை ஆட்சி
irattai aatchi
TEతెలుగు
ద్వైపాళి
dvvaipali
THไทย
ระเบียบสองฝ่าย
ra-be-ap song fai
TRTürkçe
duarşi
doo-ar-shee
UKУкраїнська
дуархія
doo-ar-khiya
URاردو
دوarchy
doo-ar-kee
VITiếng Việt
đối lập
doi lap
ZH中文
双元统治
shuāng yuán tǒng zhì