troika
Three-horse Russian sleigh
A troika is a Russian vehicle drawn by three horses harnessed abreast.
The term extends to any group of three, especially three people working together or sharing power: The company was run by a troika of executives.
In political contexts, troika often describes a ruling triumvirate or a committee of three institutions acting jointly.
triumvirate
Three-person ruling body
triple · triplet · three · ternary · tercet · treble · tripartite · triune · triadic
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
- Eastern EuropePoland, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria
- RussiaRussia, Moscow, Kremlin, Red Square, Siberia
- carnival ridesFerris wheel, carousel, bumper cars, merry-go-round, tilt-a-whirl
- historic transportcarriage, horse-drawn carriage, coach, phaeton, stagecoach
- Horse-drawn transportcarriages, wagons, coaches, buggies, carts
power structure
troikaautocracy
Rule by one
dictatorship · one-man rule · absolute monarch · strongman · despot