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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
  2. n. A team of three horses abreast.
  3. n. See triumvirate.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A team of three horses abreast, peculiar to Russian traveling-conveyances; hence, the vehicle itself to which the horses are attached, or the vehicle and horses taken together.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
  2. n. A party or group of three.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a modern Russian triumvirate
  2. n. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
  3. n. a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast

Etymologies

  1. From Russian тройка (trójka). (Wiktionary)
  2. Russian troĭka, from troje, group of three. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “Inspectors from the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank -- the so-called "troika" -- are currently assessing whether Athens has fulfilled the criteria for more aid.”

    Reuters: Press Release

  • “Mr. Papandreou's decision followed the news that the so-called "troika" - European Commission, European Central Bank, and International Monetary Fund - would not send its experts back to Greece on Monday, as planned.”

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion

  • “The mission heads of inspectors from the so-called "troika" - the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and European Commission - are expected to arrive next week.”

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion

  • “The European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank - a group which Greeks call the "troika" - say Greece must adopt austerity measures to keep receiving billions in international bailout loans.”

    TIME.com: Top Stories

  • “And the inspectors from the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and European Commission - known as the 'troika' - are not the only foreign officials in town this week.”

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories

  • “An upcoming report by Greece's international debt inspectors from the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund - known as the "troika" - will be key to determining whether the measures Athens has taken suffice to allow it to carry its debts and get further aid.”

    The Seattle Times

  • “Inspectors from the European Commission, the IMF and the European Central Bank -- the so-called "troika" -- are currently assessing whether the country has fulfilled the criteria for more aid.”

    Reuters: Top News

  • “The leaders of Australia, Nigeria and South Africa - known as the "troika" - made their decision after listening to the views of member governments, McKinnon said.”

    ANC Daily News Briefing

  • “The apparently tireless, ever smiling Mandela, taking only a moment's break between sessions, then simultaneously met the two other men of the NAM "troika" - Colombian president Arrango”

    ANC Daily News Briefing

  • “Earlier representatives of the two sides met observers from the international "troika" -- the United States, Russia and Angola's former colonial power Portugal -- to propose amendments to a troika paper on a new ceasefire presented Saturday.”

    ANC Daily News Briefing

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  • gulyasrobi The "troika" (in the context of financial crisis) means
    the ECB, the IMF and the EU Jun 13, 2012

  • chained_bear Stupidly, I always mix this up with trifecta. Oct 22, 2008

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