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Meaning of trifecta

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

trifecta

Pronunciation:/tɹaɪˈfɛktə//tɹaɪˈfɛktə/

noun

Definitions

  1. A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish.

  2. The attainment of three important achievements, qualities, etc.

  3. (by extension) A set of three related things, often things that cause problems.

    Example: 2011, Beatriz Scaglia, The Trifecta of Evil and the Crisis of Faith: Devil, Satan, and Lucifer.

  4. (US politics) The complete legislative and executive control of state government by one party: governorship, the upper house, and the lower house of state legislatures. The party that holds all three positions of power is said to have a trifecta.