historical) a) In the former Soviet Union, a commission headed by three people; especially NKVD Troika.

Following Mason's death in November 1961, the commission then headed by Bishop A.B. McEwen, administered the affairs of the church for one year.

In February 2001, a commission headed by former Senators Gary Hart and Warren Rudman delivered a prescient report that the nation was vulnerable to terrorist attack.

As recently as last spring, a commission on national security headed by former Senators Gary Hart and Warren Rudman also warned of our lack of preparedness.

In November Holles and Whitelocke headed the commission appointed to treat with the king at Oxford.

The commission headed by the chief election officer Praveen Kumar was commended for conducting the election in a strict and fair manner.

A commission headed by the newly appointed First Deputy Prosecutor General was set up to examine the incident.

The bipartisan commission on entitlements is heading for failure.

President Chandrika Kumaratunga appointed a commission headed by D. Jayawickrema, a retired Judge of the Court of Appeal to inquire into and report on the raid.

But the commission headed by Mr. Ekeus, a Swedish diplomat, forced Iraq's hand on several occasions by presenting independently collected evidence of Iraqi dissimulations.