trifecta
suomi-englanti sanakirjatrifecta englanniksi
A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish.
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The attainment of three important achievements, qualities, etc.
A set of three related things, often things that cause problems.
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The complete legislative and executive control of state or federal government by one party: governorship, the upper house, and the lower house of state or federal legislatures. The party that holds all three positions of power is said to have a trifecta.
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