con ‧ quest /ˈkɒŋkwest $ ˈkɑːŋ-/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin conquisitus , past participle of conquirere ; ⇨ ↑ conquer ]
1 . [singular, uncountable] the act of getting control of a country by fighting:
the Norman Conquest (=the conquest of England by the Normans)
conquest of
the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
2 . [countable] land that is won in a war:
French conquests in Asia
3 . [countable] someone that you have persuaded to love you or to have sex with you – often used humorously:
He boasts about his many conquests.
4 . [countable] when you gain control of or deal successfully with something that is difficult or dangerous
conquest of
the conquest of space
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THESAURUS
▪ victory noun [uncountable and countable] a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or ↑ dispute :
The crowds celebrated Italy’s victory against England.
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The party won a comfortable victory in the general election.
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We’re very confident of victory.
▪ win noun [countable] a victory in a sports game or in a competition:
It was an important win for the Yankees.
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A couple from London are celebrating a big lottery win.
▪ triumph noun [countable] written an important victory, especially in war or politics:
Thatcher’s greatest triumph was becoming the UK’s first female Prime Minister.
▪ conquest noun [countable] a situation in which one country wins a war against another country and takes control of it:
the Spanish conquest of Mexico
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Caesar is well-known for his military conquests.
▪ landslide noun [countable] an election victory in which one party or ↑ candidate gets far more votes than their opponents:
In 1945, there was a Labour landslide.
▪ walkover especially British English , cakewalk American English noun [countable] informal a very easy victory:
The match was expected to be a walkover for Brazil.
▪ upset noun [countable] a situation in which the person, team, party etc that was expected to win is defeated:
Truman pulled off the greatest election upset in United States history.