(noun) a Russian vehicle drawn by three horses abreast / (noun) a team for such a vehicle / (noun) a group of three / (noun) an administrative or ruling body of three
with every visitation by the troika, the dream of shared European prosperity was dealt another blow
After months of reflection, the members of the now famous troika (the European Commission, the ECB, and the IMF) got the disastrous idea to tax all bank deposits
The dogmatic vigour with which the EU and its Troika push back any attempts by the Left to shift this obstacle
the third horse of this troika
might be the first time I've seen this used to refer to something other than the IMF et al, lol