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proverb
The winner of a conflict gains additional benefits, beyond the subject of the conflict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
* "It may be, sir, that the politicians of the United States...see nothing wrong in the rule, that to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy." Senator William Learned Marcy, remarks in the Senate, January 25, 1832.
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