While the majority of Russians expect Putin to assume the presidency again, political experts say the ruling tandem, which has also become known as a diarchy, will likely continue with the current arrangement of roles.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

Australia's defence apparatus has a unique "diarchy" structure, whereby the white-collar Defence staff and the uniformed ADF both report directly to the Minster.    From Wordnik.com.  [newmatilda.com - Comments] Reference

"diarchy," or division of governmental responsibility between councillors nominated by the British executive and ministers chosen from elective legislative bodies.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New World of Islam] Reference

In fact, it is a diarchy between the president and the prime minister.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is Committing Crimes Right Of Rulers?] Reference

And there are fresh signs of tension within the ruling diarchy of Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brian Whitmore: A Creeping Police State or Looming Anarchy] Reference

In reality, it is the perfect example of how well the ruling diarchy works in Russia to disaggregate critical EU states and sow divisions on the continent.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rise of the Franco-Russo Axis] Reference

Although often sung together with the "Marcia Reale", some sources consider "Giovinezza" to have supplanted the Royal March as the de facto national anthem (Inno della Patria) of Italy, to the dismay of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy — a powerful symbol of the diarchy between the King and Mussolini.    From Wordnik.com.  [13th December '07] Reference

So, while we insist on remaining true to the concept of union, while we reject utterly the false doctrines of separatism, quasi-separatism and a Canadian diarchy, we also put from our minds totally and completely the attempt to solve our problems or suggest that the basis of our nationbuilding is the assertion that the French Canadians are a "conquered race".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Canadian Union—Future Prospects] Reference

In 1919 we started a system of government that we call diarchy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Britain in India] Reference

A new form under th» name of diarchy, or the govcrameiU of tVw.    From Wordnik.com.  [An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time] Reference

This diarchy was to hold for both the central and provincial governments.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New World of Islam] Reference

But what if teetering is a natural feature of a normally functioning diarchy?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty] Reference

Tandem rule or diarchy, arguably, could be a logical step in such a transition.    From Wordnik.com.  [Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty] Reference

The diarchy, however, as might have been expected, was found not to work very successfully in practice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pyrrhus Makers of History] Reference

In the Babangida diarchy, he became chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in 1990. then he elevated his ambition and became his party's presidential aspirant.    From Wordnik.com.  [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference

Lift the quality of education in secondary schools, better students will fill universities, which will in turn improve inquality and break the Oxford/Cambridge diarchy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference

In response to a question about whether Medvedev's criticism of Putin's government for its handling of the economic crisis signaled a split in the ruling diarchy, Peskov had this to say.    From Wordnik.com.  [Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty] Reference

At the same time, the Putin-Medvedev diarchy - diarkhiya, pundits term it - is showing its seams, and the campaign against Khodorkovsky, a cornerstone of Putin's rule, threatens to open fissures.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

Instead, Russia under the diarchy of Prime Minister Putin and President Medvedev combines populism and authoritarian state capitalism with a neo-tsarist projection of central power and military force.    From Wordnik.com.  [TELOSscope: The Telos Press blog] Reference

Those looking for signs of conflict in Russia's ruling diarchy may try to fit it into a pattern in which Medvedev is looking increasingly at odds with his old mentor Putin on various issues -- including what to do about the treason and espionage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty] Reference

We had elected representative houses with half of the Ministers responsible to the people and half of the Ministers responsible to the Crown; and in the year 1935 the new Constitution came which has eliminated that system of diarchy in the provinces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Britain in India] Reference

"Mr. Bakiev's departure from the country has now been secured, which has allowed to end a certain state of diarchy in the country, decreased tension, and provided the provisional government with conditions to begin the implementation its declared program," Saudabaev said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty] Reference

Medvedev meets with Muratov, says he wants to water down a bill broadening the definition of espionage, and defies Putin's wish to fire a provincial police official and suddenly Kremlin-watchers -- myself included -- begin to wonder aloud whether the ruling diarchy is about to split and bring the whole house of cards down with it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty] Reference

There is perhaps a simpler trick to kick-starting normalisation of cross-border ties than being strenuously attempted on high diplomatic tables in New Delhi and Islamabad: dismantle the information blockade and almost instantly the sinister stereotype of Pakistan as a diabolical diarchy run by the ISI-jihadi complex will fall away to reveal a vibrant plurality across the fence whose daily obsessions are far removed from inflicting the proverbial thousand cuts on India.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage] Reference

Medvedev-Putin tandem: will a "diarchy" work?.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Gazprom, Ukrainian authorities discuss gas price] Reference

(legitimate) suspicions that he was trying to establish some sort of a diarchy, with his own power base and patronage network independent of the Crown.    From Wordnik.com.  [Center for American Progress Action Fund] Reference

Maybe once, we could have lived with diarchy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Role call for local government] Reference

The diarchy drama continues.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference

A diarchy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pyrrhus Makers of History] Reference