dyarchies (Meaning)
dyarchies
a government in which power is vested in two rulers or authorities
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dyarchies Sentence Examples
- Dyarchies, introduced in India in 1919, divided administrative powers between British authorities and Indian legislators.
- The Montagu-Chelmsford reforms established provincial dyarchies, granting limited autonomy to Indian provinces.
- The dyarchic system comprised two spheres of governance: a reserved sphere controlled by British officials and a transferred sphere managed by Indian ministers.
- Education, health, and local administration fell under the transferred sphere of Indian ministers in dyarchies.
- Dyarchies sought to balance British control with Indian aspirations for self-governance.
- The efficacy of dyarchies in furthering Indian independence remains a subject of debate among historians.
- Despite its limitations, the dyarchic system provided Indian politicians with valuable experience in administration.
- The Indian National Congress initially welcomed dyarchies but later rejected them as inadequate.
- Dyarchies contributed to the gradual expansion of Indian autonomy and the eventual independence movement.
- The legacy of dyarchies can still be seen in the federal structure of India today.
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a government in which power is vested in two rulers or authorities
domains, monarchies, monocracies, seignories, dictatorships, triumvirates, sovrans,triarchies, sovereigns, ministates
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Dyarchies, introduced in India in 1919, divided administrative powers between British authorities and Indian legislators.
The Montagu-Chelmsford reforms established provincial dyarchies, granting limited autonomy to Indian provinces.
The dyarchic system comprised two spheres of governance: a reserved sphere controlled by British officials and a transferred sphere managed by Indian ministers.
Education, health, and local administration fell under the transferred sphere of Indian ministers in dyarchies.
