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troika

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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troi·ka /ˈtrɔɪkə/ noun [countable] formal  PGOa group of three people, countries etc 三人组;三头政治;三国集团 the ruling troika 执政的三巨头
Examples from the Corpus
troikaAnother of that 1975 troika, Vladimir Skorodenko, is now Genieva's senior colleague.He grips a marble tablet listing the troika Marx, Engels, Lenin, and a fourth, struck out.Skinner was also given responsibility for liaising closely with the troika at the apex of Bush's re-election campaign.The Clippers like to boast that their troika is thriving while McDyess is stumbling.
Origin troika (1800-1900) Russian troe three
troi·ka nounChineseSyllable
three countries group Corpus people, etc of a


troika
troika /ˈtrɔɪkə/ noun [countable] formal
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Russian
 Origin: troe __three__
a group of three people, countries etc:
    the ruling troika


troikaBrE /ˈtrɔɪkə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtrɔɪkə/ 🔊 noun (formal) a group of three politicians, organizations or countries working together 三人领导小组;三头政治;三巨头;三国集团