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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
landslide
land·slide [landslide landslides] BrE [ˈlændslaɪd] NAmE [ˈlændslaɪd] noun 1. (also land·fall)a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a ↑cliff •The house was buried beneath a landslide. see also ↑landslip 2. an election in which one person or party gets very many more votes than the other people or parties •She was expected to win by a landslide. •a landslide victory See also: ↑landfall Collocations: Voting in elections Running for election conduct/hold an election/a referendum (especially NAmE) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House (especially BrE) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term hold/call/contest a general/national election launch/run a presidential election campaign support/back a candidate sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate appeal to/attract/woo/target (NAmE) swing voters/(BrE) floating voters fix/rig/steal an election/the vote Voting go to/be turned away from (especially BrE) a polling station/(NAmE) a polling place cast a/your vote/ballot (for sb) vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party mark/spoil your ballot paper count (BrE) the postal votes/(especially NAmE) the absentee ballots go to/be defeated at the ballot box get/win/receive/lose votes get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party) elect/re-elect sb (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman Taking power be sworn into office/in as president take/administer (in the US) the oath of office swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance give/deliver (in the US) the president's inaugural address take/enter/hold/leave office appoint sb (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister form a government/a cabinet serve two terms as prime minister/in office more collocations at ↑economy, ↑politics Example Bank: •The National Party won by a landslide. •The floods caused a landslide. •The town was destroyed by a landslide. •No one expected a repeat of Labour's 1997 landslide victory.
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