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a landslide victory
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a win in an election by a very large number of votes
Also 'win by a landslide'. A landslide is earth falling down a hill (sạt lở đất).
In context
The party won a landslide victory, taking almost every seat.
Few experts predicted such a landslide victory for the young candidate.
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