"triple lock" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2022 October 17, “Jeremy Hunt shreds Truss’s economic plans in astounding U-turn on tax”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "He refused to rule out changes to the pensions triple lock and said a new windfall tax on energy profits was on the table.",
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        "A policy whereby the state pension is increased every year to match either price inflation, earnings growth, or a third fixed rate, whichever is highest."
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        "(UK, finance) A policy whereby the state pension is increased every year to match either price inflation, earnings growth, or a third fixed rate, whichever is highest."
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        "The requirement that approval is received from the Irish government, the Dáil (parliament), and the United Nations, prior to any overseas military action by Irish defence forces."
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        "(Ireland, informal) The requirement that approval is received from the Irish government, the Dáil (parliament), and the United Nations, prior to any overseas military action by Irish defence forces."
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  "word": "triple lock"
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          "ref": "2022 October 17, “Jeremy Hunt shreds Truss’s economic plans in astounding U-turn on tax”, in The Guardian",
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        "(UK, finance) A policy whereby the state pension is increased every year to match either price inflation, earnings growth, or a third fixed rate, whichever is highest."
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        "The requirement that approval is received from the Irish government, the Dáil (parliament), and the United Nations, prior to any overseas military action by Irish defence forces."
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