Definitions For Trifecta

Noun

TRIFECTA (plural TRIFECTAs) (US, Australia, New Zealand) A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish. (US, Australia, New Zealand) The attainment of three important achievements, quality, qualities, etc. (US, Australia, New Zealand, by extension) A set of three related things, often things that cause problems. (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.

Related terms

perfecta superfecta quadfecta

Translations

French: tiercé, m German: Dreierwette, f Italian: tris, m Spanish: trifecta, f {{qualifier, Arg., Chile}}

See also

exacta

Etymology

from tri perfecta + (per)fecta.