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landslide victory

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A victory by a wide margin in an election.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: landslide

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: maanvyörymävoitto — overwhelming victory in an election
  • French: victoire écrasante — overwhelming victory in an election
  • Georgian: დამაჯერებელი გამარჯვება (damaǯerebeli gamarǯveba) — overwhelming victory in an election
  • Georgian: დიდი უპირატესობით გამარჯვება (didi uṗiraṭesobit gamarǯveba) — overwhelming victory in an election
  • German: Erdrutschsieg — overwhelming victory in an election
  • German: überwältigender Sieg — overwhelming victory in an election
  • Irish: ollbhua — overwhelming victory in an election
  • Italian: vittòria schiacciànte — overwhelming victory in an election
  • Polish: walne zwycięstwo — overwhelming victory in an election
  • Portuguese: vitória de lavada — overwhelming victory in an election
  • Russian: убеди́тельная побе́да (ubedítelʹnaja pobéda) — overwhelming victory in an election
  • Slovak: drvivé víťazstvo — overwhelming victory in an election
  • Slovak: jasné víťazstvo — overwhelming victory in an election
  • Spanish: victoria por goleada — overwhelming victory in an election
  • Spanish: ganar por goleada — overwhelming victory in an election
  • Swedish: jordskredsseger — overwhelming victory in an election