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trifecta
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Definitions oftrifecta
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- A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish.
- The attainment of three important achievements, qualities, etc.
- (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."
- (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.
- (US politics) Control by one party of the federal government: the presidency and both houses of Congress.
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