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Troika   /trˈɔɪkə/   Listen
Troika

noun
1.
A Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast.
2.
The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one.  Synonyms: 3, deuce-ace, III, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet.
3.
A modern Russian triumvirate.






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"Troika" Quotes from Famous Books



... had not the right to vote. An organization or a factory requiring labor, was to apply to the Labor Department of the local Soviet. This Department was supposed to do its best to satisfy demands upon it by voluntary methods first. If these proved insufficient they were to apply to the local "Troika," or Labor Conscription Committee. If this found that its resources also were insufficient, it was to refer back the request to the Labor Department of the Soviet, which was then to apply to its corresponding Department in the Government Soviet, ...
— The Crisis in Russia - 1920 • Arthur Ransome



Words linked to "Troika" :   carriage, rig, triumvirate, figure, three, equipage, digit



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