noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a landslide victory (= a win by a very large amount in an election )
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No one had anticipated such a landslide victory.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
republican
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The next step was the Republican congressional landslide in 1994.
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Only after the Republican landslide of 1994 did he bother to formally recommend an increase.
■ NOUN
victory
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Nationally, the Labour Party had enjoyed a stunning landslide victory .
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Dole won a landslide victory , giving him a 5-1 lead in delegates over Forbes, his nearest challenger.
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Will the Conservative promise to abolish education bring them a landslide victory ?
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They haven't achieved such a swing since its landslide victory in 1945.
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However, the landslide victory for reformist political leader president Khatami in 1997 has ushered in a new era of liberalism.
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The opposition call for a boycott of the election was almost universally observed yet the Government still claimed a landslide victory .
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Instead, Nu scored a landslide victory , winning 159 seats to the 41 the Stable group secured.
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Yet if the polls are anything like right, Labour is on course for another landslide victory .
■ VERB
win
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Her son Rajiv wins a sympathetic landslide in an election.
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Miss Vicki won by a landslide !
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Aristide, a left-wing Roman Catholic priest, had won by a landslide in the presidential elections on Dec. 16.
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If this had been a plebiscite, we would have won in a landslide .
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During this presidential election year, books about politics are winning by a landslide .
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Wilson won in a landslide of more than 1 million votes.
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Dole won a landslide victory, giving him a 5-1 lead in delegates over Forbes, his nearest challenger.
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They amazed everyone by winning in a landslide , helping Harry Truman squeak through in Illinois.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a landslide election victory
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Few people had expected Labour's landslide victory in 1945.
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Flooding caused landslides and serious property damage.
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He was re-elected in 1984 by a landslide .
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The newspapers were predicting a landslide for Thatcher.