troika

noun

troi·​ka ˈtrȯi-kə 

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

For instance, instead of being forced to compromise the way co-CEOs often are, two members of a troika can just outvote a third. —San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2024

However, the troika found little room among the airtight long-term contracts most teams and leagues carried. —Matt Craig, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024

Then, the defense, playing almost exclusively four-deep zone, failed to stop Seattle quarterback Geno Smith and the best wide-receiving troika in the NFL, as decent pass rushes didn’t turn into sacks, and the Seattle receivers carved up the space between coverage. —Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024

Overall, Harris’s troika of low- and middle-income tax cuts would benefit only a bit more than one-quarter of households. —Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024

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