troika

noun

troi·​ka ˈtrȯi-kə How to pronounce troika (audio)
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 And the central troika responsible for Rio‘s progressive percussive sound — composer John Powell, executive music producer Sergio Mendes and Brazilian singer-songwriter Carlinhos Brown — are back and even better. Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 This dynamic is particularly evident in the fact that the troika of G20 chairs–last year’s Indonesia, this year’s India, and next year’s Brazil–are all developing countries that play an important role in maintaining the continuity of the G20’s work. Michael Froman, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2023 Now, on the precipice of what may become the biggest auto strike in years, that green troika is threatening to split apart, imperiling the future of the President’s climate agenda, and his reelection chances. Time, 14 Sep. 2023 Central Square Theater has been run for years by a troika of women: executive director Catherine Carr Kelly, Gardner, and Debra Wise (who retired from her leadership post last year). Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023 Before his eyes, a uniformed courier rushed out of the station, jumped into a fresh troika, and immediately started punching the neck of the driver—who, in turn, frantically whipped the horses. Elif Batuman, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023 The nation's banks are regulated by a troika of regulators: the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. CBS News, 28 Apr. 2023 The nation’s banks are regulated by a troika of regulators: the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Christopher Rugaber and Ken Sweet, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023 Steady defensive second baseman never made an all-star team or stole the show offensively, but the Wisconsin native spent all 17 years in Milwaukee and will forever be associated with Paul Molitor and Yount as the troika that brought winning baseball to the Brewers franchise. Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

Russian troĭka, from troe three; akin to Old English thrīe three

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of troika was in 1842

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“Troika.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troika. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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