trifecta

Meaning

Noun

• 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.
• A set of three related things, often things that cause problems.
• 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.
• Control by one party of the federal government: the presidency and both houses of Congress.

Origin

• From perfecta.