noun
a situation in which your ideas or principles are proved to be right and fair, even though you may not have succeeded where practical results are concerned
noun
a situation in which your ideas or principles are proved to be right and fair, even though you may not have succeeded where practical results are concerned
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005