landslide victory

noun

A victory by a wide margin in an election.

“Nixon capitalized on this changing tide of voting behaviour, and hence won a landslide victory in the 1972 election.”

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nounlandslide victory (plural landslide victories)

plural landslide victories

  1. governmentA victory by a wide margin in an election.

    Nixon capitalized on this changing tide of voting behaviour, and hence won a landslide victory in the 1972 election.

    Synonyms: landslide

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA victory by a wide margin in an election.

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Finnish maanvyörymävoitto
  • maanvyörymävoittooverwhelming victory in an election
French victoire écrasante
  • victoire écrasanteoverwhelming victory in an election
German Erdrutschsieg, überwältigender Sieg
  • Erdrutschsiegoverwhelming victory in an election
  • überwältigender Siegoverwhelming victory in an election
Irish ollbhua
  • ollbhuaoverwhelming victory in an election
Italian vittòria schiacciànte
  • vittòria schiacciànteoverwhelming victory in an election
Polish walne zwycięstwo
  • walne zwycięstwooverwhelming victory in an election
Portuguese vitória de lavada
  • vitória de lavadaoverwhelming victory in an election
Russian убеди́тельная побе́да
  • убеди́тельная побе́да (ubedítelʹnaja pobéda)overwhelming victory in an election
Slovak drvivé víťazstvo, jasné víťazstvo
  • drvivé víťazstvooverwhelming victory in an election
  • jasné víťazstvooverwhelming victory in an election
Spanish victoria por goleada, ganar por goleada
  • victoria por goleadaoverwhelming victory in an election
  • ganar por goleadaoverwhelming victory in an election
Swedish jordskredsseger
  • jordskredssegeroverwhelming victory in an election
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Chicago

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