troika
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Officialstroikatroi‧ka /ˈtrɔɪkə/ noun [countable] formal PGOa group of three people, countries etc the ruling troikaExamples from the Corpustroika• Another of that 1975 troika, Vladimir Skorodenko, is now Genieva's senior colleague.• 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”