landslide victory

English

Noun

landslide victory (plural landslide victories)

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

Translations

overwhelming victory in an election

Finnish: maanvyörymävoitto
French: victoire écrasante f
German: Erdrutschsieg m, überwältigender Sieg m
Irish: ollbhua m

Portuguese: vitória de lavada f
Russian: убеди́тельная побе́да f (ubedítelʹnaja pobéda)
Swedish: jordskredsseger c

References

Hook, Glen D. (1992) The Internationalization of Japan, Japan: Routledge, →ISBN

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