troika
noun
troi·ka
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Definition of troika
1
: a Russian vehicle drawn by three horses abreast
also
: a team for such a vehicle
2
: a group of three
especially
: an administrative or ruling body of three
Examples of troika in a Sentence
A troika of countries signed the agreement.
Recent Examples on the Web
Schulte estimates that the BAT (China’s troika of Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent) processes at least 10 times as much data every day as Ping An has acquired in its entire existence. — Fortune, "China’s Biggest Private Sector Company Is Betting Its Future on Data," 22 July 2019 That leaves just one member of that long-term troika standing—Jack Sussman, executive vice president, specials, music and live events, CBS Entertainment. — Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, "Ken Ehrlich Stepping Down as Grammys Executive Producer After 2020 Telecast," 17 July 2019 After the troika at the top, the player with the highest odds of winning this event? — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Federer, Serena, Nadal Avoid Upset Bug as Order Restored on Wimbledon Day 2," 2 July 2019 In a paper published today in the journal Cell, McCutcheon and collaborators reveal a striking new level of interdependency among the Tremblaya troika. — Quanta Magazine, "Tiny Genomes May Offer Clues to First Plants and Animals," 20 June 2013 The Cuban vote is influential in a troika of South Florida House seats — FL-26 (currently rated as a tossup), FL-27 (currently rated as likely Democratic), and FL-25 (currently rated as leaning Republican). — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "The cynical politics of John Bolton’s “Troika of Tyranny”," 1 Nov. 2018 Early in his Senate career Mr. Lee came to be known as one third of a conservative troika—with Sens. — Louise Radnofsky, WSJ, "Trump Interviews Mike Lee for Supreme Court Opening," 3 July 2018 Now, the North American troika has eight years to deliver on what stands to be the most ambitious World Cup in the tournament’s 96-year history. — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, "North America to Host 2026 World Cup," 13 June 2018 Greece is the last country to exit financial bailouts extended by the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund — known as the troika of lenders. — Liz Alderman, New York Times, "As Greece Ends a Decade of Bailouts, Problems Linger for Europe," 19 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'troika.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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troika
noun
English Language Learners Definition of troika
: a group of three people, things, countries, etc.
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