Plural of troika

Forms of troika

Troikas and troiki in a sentence

• The troiki received extraordinary powers: to impose sentences even to death, without supervision, and to oversee the implementation of their decisions.1997, Oleg V. Khlevniuk, “Penal Policy and “Legal Reforms””, in Peter H. Solomon, Jr., editor, Reforming Justice in Russia, 1864-1996…. From the entry troiki
• In searching out ‘anti-Soviet elements’, troiki were enjoined to capture escaped kulaks, ex-Mensheviks, ex-Socialist-Revolutionaries, priests, pre-revolutionary policemen and former members of non-Russian parties.1997, Robert Service, A History of Twentieth-Century Russia, Allen Lane, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 222. From the entry troiki
• They were given a five-day period within which to form special troiki to administer the cases and to carry out a survey of the numbers to be shot and exiled.2002, Stephen G. Wheatcroft, “Towards Explaining the Changing Levels of Stalinist Repression in the 1930s: Mass Killings”, in Challenging…. From the entry troiki

Meaning of troika

1. noun A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
2. noun A party or group of three, especially a ruling council of three people in Soviet or Russian contexts.

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Questions about the plural of troika

What is the plural of troika?

The plural of troika is troikas or troiki.

Which is correct, troikas or troiki?

Both are used. troikas is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is troika countable?

Troika is a countable noun.