big three

1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of Big Three.

alternative big three

1. UKWorld War IIThe World War II military alliance consisting of the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

   Synonyms: Grand Alliance

   1. UKWorld War IIThe leaders of that alliance: Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill.

      Synonyms: Grand Alliance

2. Any group of three major or largest corporations in a given industry, especially when such a small group has oligopoly or near-oligopoly.
   1. USThe three major traditional commercial broadcast television networks in the United States: CBS (the Columbia Broadcasting System), NBC (the National Broadcasting Company), and ABC (the American Broadcasting Company)
   2. UShistoricalDuring the mid- to late twentieth century, the three biggest automaker corporations in North America: General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler.
   3. USA trio of three major management consultancies: McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, and Bain & Company.
3. economicsChina, Japan, and Korea, three major Asian economies.
4. exerciseThe deadlift, squat and benchpress.

   The Squat, Deadlift, and Bench Press are widely accepted to be the ‘Big Three’ powerlifting exercises by strength and conditioning experts.

   2021 July 9, Sakdirat Kaewunruen, Junhui Huang, Jordan Haslam, “Insights into noise and vibration stemming from the gym’s heavy lifting”, in Sport Sciences for Health, volume 18, →DOI, pages 277–286

5. hobbiesNovak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal, each considered to be among the greatest tennis players of all time.
6. animeNaruto, One Piece, and Bleach, each considered to be the most influential shonen manga of the 2000s.