Landslide (noun)
land-sliyd
(2) An election or vote in which a particular victorious candidate or party receives an overwhelming mass or majority of votes.
From meaning 1: the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope, or the mass itself.
Example sentences
“The exit polls show a landslide victory is predicted by the morning.”
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