victoryvic‧to‧ry /ˈvɪktəri/ ●●● W2 noun (plural victories) [countable, uncountable] 
the Raiders’ 35–17 victory over St Louisvictory for The court’s decision represents a victory for all women. → Pyrrhic victoryCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + victorya great/major victory· He said the court’s decision was a great victory.an easy victory· Arsenal expected an easy victory.a decisive victory· The battle was a decisive victory for the US.a landslide victory (=a win by a very large amount in an election)· No one had anticipated such a landslide victory.a crushing victory (=a win by a very large amount)· Australia won a crushing 139-run victory over the West Indies.a narrow victory (=a win by a small amount)· A general election on Oct. 5 produced a narrow victory for the People’s Progressive Party.an election/electoral victory· The Democrats were celebrating their election victory.a military victory· one of the General’s most famous military victoriesa moral victory (=when you show your beliefs are right, even if you lose the argument)· The victims’ families claimed the verdict as a moral victory.verbswin/score a victory· Today we have won an important victory.lead somebody to victory· She led her team to victory in the finals.clinch victory (=finally win)· Adams scored a last-minute goal to clinch victory.pull off a victory (=win when it is difficult)· Martin pulled off a surprise victory in the semi-final.sweep to victory (=win easily)· Nixon swept to victory by 47 million votes to 29 million.victory + NOUNvictory celebrations· The victory celebrations went on all night.a victory parade· They intend to hold a victory parade.a victory lap (=when a winning runner or player runs around the playing area)· He then took a victory lap around the arena.phrasesa string of victories (=a series of victories)· The team won a string of victories.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘get victory’ or ‘get the victory’. Say win a victory or win victory.THESAURUSvictory noun [countable, uncountable] a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or dispute: · The crowds celebrated Italy’s victory against England.· The party won a comfortable victory in the general election.· 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.· 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· 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.
WORD ORIGINvictory
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French victorie, from Latin victoria, from victus; ➔ VICTOREXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- victory celebrations
- He had won a comfortable victory in the general election.
- The crowds were celebrating Italy's victory.
- Their 2-1 victory over the Australians was completely unexpected.
- We're very confident of victory.
- But that does not mean he has yet won a conclusive victory in the debilitating war between president and parliament.
- Florida alone provided nearly one-tenth of the 270 electoral votes required for victory, while Ohio commands 21 votes.
- It looked like victory for Kleomenes.
- Labour's stunning victory in 1997 left the Tory party in denial about the seriousness of its situation.
- Perhaps this represented a human victory over inanimate forces, or perhaps man merely judged it to be so.
THESAURUS
noun [countable, uncountable] a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or dispute: · The crowds celebrated Italy’s victory against England.· The party won a comfortable victory in the general election.· We’re very confident of victory.
noun [countable] a victory in a sports game or in a competition: · It was an important win for the Yankees.· A couple from London are celebrating a big lottery win.
noun [countable] written an important victory, especially in war or politics: · Thatcher’s greatest triumph was becoming the UK’s first female prime minister.
noun [countable] a situation in which one country wins a war against another country and takes control of it: · the Spanish conquest of Mexico· Caesar is well-known for his military conquests.
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.
especially British English, cakewalk American English noun [countable] informal a very easy victory: · The match was expected to be a walkover for Brazil.
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.
Longman Language Activatorwhen someone wins when a country, player, team etc wins a battle, game, race etc: · The crowds were celebrating Italy's victory.· We're very confident of victory.· victory celebrationsvictory over/against: · Their 2-1 victory over the Australians was completely unexpected.win a victory: · He had won a comfortable victory in the general election.
when a team or player wins in a sport or competition - used especially in news reports: · It was an important win for Manchester United.· A couple from London are celebrating a big lottery win.win over/against: · a 2-0 win over their oldest rivals
written an important victory after a long, difficult struggle, especially in war or politics: · Despite many local triumphs, their party stands little chance of winning a national election.· Arsenal's recent League Cup triumph.
a victory, especially in a series of games, fights etc: · With such a strong team, France are heading for certain success.· their fourth success in a row
a victory in which one country wins a war against another country and takes control of it: · The palace was built in Cordoba, Spain, following the Arab conquest.· The Roman legions left, opening the way for the conquest of the British Isles by the Germanic tribes.
informal a situation in which someone wins very easily, especially in a sport, because they are much better than the people they are playing against: · If they were expecting this game to be a walkover, they were very wrong.
when one party or candidate gets far more votes than their opponents in an election: · The newspapers were predicting a landslide for Thatcher.by a landslide: · He was re-elected in 1984 by a landslide.landslide victory: · Few people had expected Labour's landslide victory in 1945.
to win easily · Everyone expected the Democrats to win easily.win something easily · She won the race easily with seconds to spare.
to win very easily without having any problems: · The Socialists will win hands down if the election is free and fair.· The newer model wins hands down when it comes to speed and capacity.
if a game, competition etc is no contest , one person or team wins so easily that it is impossible for their opponent to win: · In the end it was no contest. New Labour won more votes than even they thought possible.
to win a game or competition very easily, especially because you are much better than your opponents: · United have established a clear lead, and are threatening to run away with the championship.
American to be very likely to easily win an election, competition etc, by having many more points, votes etc than you opponents: · He looked like a shoo-in to win South Carolina's Republican presidential primary.
to win very easily, in a way that impresses people - used especially in news reports: · Olson scored twice as the Rams swept to victory.· Nixon swept to victory by 47 million votes to 29 million.
British informal to win a race or game easily: · No goals were scored in the first half but Spurs romped home in the second, scoring four.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + victory A last-minute touchdown clinched the game. The Ugandan relay team are coasting to victory. Larsson’s goal gave Celtic a deserved victory. They won, but it was a hollow victory. a landslide election victory Beckham led his team to victory. The women’s team romped to a 132–81 win over Ireland. His extraordinary run of successes has been stopped. Nixon and Agnew swept to victory with 47 million votes. the sweet taste of victory
· He said the court’s decision was a great victory.
· Arsenal expected an easy victory.
· The battle was a decisive victory for the US.
(=a win by a very large amount in an election)· No one had anticipated such a landslide victory.
(=a win by a very large amount)· Australia won a crushing 139-run victory over the West Indies.
(=a win by a small amount)· A general election on Oct. 5 produced a narrow victory for the People’s Progressive Party.
· The Democrats were celebrating their election victory.
· one of the General’s most famous military victories
(=when you show your beliefs are right, even if you lose the argument)· The victims’ families claimed the verdict as a moral victory.
verbs· Today we have won an important victory.
· She led her team to victory in the finals.
(=finally win)· Adams scored a last-minute goal to clinch victory.
(=win when it is difficult)· Martin pulled off a surprise victory in the semi-final.
(=win easily)· Nixon swept to victory by 47 million votes to 29 million.
victory + NOUN· The victory celebrations went on all night.
· They intend to hold a victory parade.
(=when a winning runner or player runs around the playing area)· He then took a victory lap around the arena.
phrases (=a series of victories)· The team won a string of victories.
COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘get victory’ or ‘get the victory’. Say win a victory or win victory.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· Some football fans were arrested during the victory celebrations.
(=say that you are the winner)· The election results were in and the president was able to claim victory.
A last-minute touchdown clinched the game. The Ugandan relay team are coasting to victory. Larsson’s goal gave Celtic a deserved victory.· He became prime minister after a decisive election victory.
They won, but it was a hollow victory. a landslide election victory Beckham led his team to victory. The women’s team romped to a 132–81 win over Ireland. His extraordinary run of successes has been stopped.· She came to power in 1977, after a surprise victory in the general election.
Nixon and Agnew swept to victory with 47 million votes. the sweet taste of victory· The protesters have won one victory already.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· The platform had won a comfortable victory in the afternoon's debate on policy.· Morrell went on for a comfortable victory over three seconds clear of the defending champion, Mark Kirk, of Ballymena.· It sealed a comfortable victory and sent Rovers soaring into third place in the table.
· Nigel Lamb won all three individual programmes, to record his sixth consecutive championship victory.· There are golfers who have dominated certain events with consecutive victories.· The Huskers own a 42-game home winning streak, tying Texas for fifth on the list of consecutive home victories.· They also earned their second consecutive victory for the first time since last November.
· Hugo Chavez won a decisive victory over Francisco Arias in his bid for a six-year term as Venzuela's president.· Nixon, meanwhile, spoke and acted as if the United States had won a decisive victory under his command.· As it happens the outcome, in my view, is a decisive victory for the individual organism.· The word on the grapevine is that this survey will show a decisive Gore victory.· William of Orange is seen to have worked the decisive victory at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.· He took four of six rounds and yet without ever making his supporters believe that a decisive victory was on the cards.· At last the moment to silence all the doubters with a decisive victory arrived.· He wanted forces capable of quick, decisive victories against diplomatically isolated opponents.
· Haynes then steered the tourists to an easy victory with more than 11 overs to spare.· Ford gratefully accepts, takes a sip and continues to watch as his team heads for an easy victory.· Fulfilling an outstanding fixture at Benllech A, the 1992 title winners romped home with an easy 11-1 victory.· The Ladies race produced another easy victory for Percival.· The Chargers dominated the Raiders on both sides of the line, walking away with a surprisingly easy victory.· The lopsided final score may suggest an easy victory.· Still others cruised to easy victory, including 93-year-old Strom Thurmond, R-S.
· He scored 24 tries, two of them in the epic Challenge Cup final victory over Hull.· In the final victory of the Olympians over the brutish sons of Earth, Hercules' arrows played an important part.· However, the final victory over sin was anticipated but not completed on the cross.· More than 1,300 letters of congratulation had reached him within 10 days of the Croke Park cup final victory.· In preparation for the final victory which he believed would be his, Franco nominated his first cabinet in January 1938.· Once this had been achieved and the victory in the north assured, nothing mattered to Franco so much as the final victory.
· How great are the victories you give!· The local press wants to hear all about the great victory.· His greatest victory came in 1975 when his friend Jerry Brown, then governor, forced through an agricultural labour law.· It was a great victory for the women.· Toby, next morning, was inclined to regard it as a great victory.· In the end he won a great victory for freedom.· It was almost as though this great victory had been taken away from us.· If I can give you the words you need to have, it will be a great victory.
· In February 1974, they feared acutely that a Labour victory would reverse their achievement.· This is immensely unpopular in the country and makes a Labour victory more likely.· Despite the above, I voted for Labour although its victory would have hit my pocket.· This would be the first public acknowledgment of the role of union leaders in a Labour victory.· Companies that were seen as vulnerable to a Labour victory led share prices upwards.· A Labour victory would have boosted their disposable income by £311, mainly because of the increase in child benefit.· Investment in housing, transport, education and social services would have risen with a Labour victory.
· He also won two of the eight Ritz Club monthly awards, one for each of his Major victories.· What was needed now was a major legislative victory that would change the atmosphere of political resentment and resistance on Capitol Hill.· The High Elves had won their first major victory.· It was a major victory for women.· Campaigners against the proposed cuts say it's a major victory.· In announcing the decision, Clinton and senior aides claimed a major diplomatic victory for the administration.
· Eisenhower was a good soldier blessed with a constellation of better soldiers who made both his military and political victories possible.· Military hardware alone is not sufficient to ensure military victory.· His assignment seems to have been the result of a military victory in a top-level power struggle with the civilians.· When Isabella wins a military victory she celebrates it with eleven days of psalms and the sonorous severities of priests.· Taylor rejected Sawyer's proposals, apparently convinced that he could win military victory and install himself as president.· Napoleon's military victories, for example, might just have to be attributed to his genius.
· Although it saved them substantial costs, these cases were not exactly searing moral victories for the healthcare plans.· Those are the kinds of moral victories that eluded them in Game 1.
· Crowds gathered in central Lima last Sunday night to cheer his narrow victory over former president Alan Garcia.· On election night, however, the team squeaked out a narrow victory.· When the 1976 election returns were in, Jimmy Carter was found to have won a narrow victory over Gerald Ford.· Was Buzz Calkins' narrow victory over Tony Stewart enough to keep them interested?· A penalty scored three minutes from time by Andrew Mehrtens gave the champions the narrowest of victories.· John F.. Kennedy that helped propel the handsome young Massachusetts Democrat to a narrow victory.
· If this constituted defeat for Malcolm McLaren, it was, perhaps, only a pyrrhic victory for Richard Branson.· I raised a stink about it and got my seat back, but it was a Pyrrhic victory.· It may prove to be a Pyrrhic victory.· This was indeed a Pyrrhic victory, because West Indies cricket was assuredly the loser.· The triumph of postmodernism, at least in the west, has been a Pyrrhic victory.· Inflation seemed like a pyrrhic victory, almost a tease.· My only regret is that he didn't turn up at court to watch his Pyrrhic victory.· It was a pyrrhic victory for both sides.
NOUN· This signalled the start of the victory celebrations as Randalstown swamped the Victorians circle.· Tuesday, they put on their party duds and joined the victory celebrations.· Shah Jehan had now recovered from his illness and was able to move to Agra and join in the victory celebrations.· James McClure, R-Idaho, sponsored a victory celebration for second-term Sen.· Today's announcement of the drive for union members smacked of a victory celebration, surely a little premature ahead of Thursday's vote?
· But ensuring it does is one of the most important tasks facing Mr Major in the aftermath of his election victory.· Bill Clinton's two election victories in 1992 and 1996 owed everything to women voters.· A national election victory gives a stronger moral claim to rule than a local election.· The government of President Slobodan Milosevic Friday conceded for the first time a handful of opposition election victories that it earlier annulled.· Thus they contributed greatly to the popularity of national economic planning which underpinned Labour's election victory in 1945.· It is a strange malady that strikes following a stunning election victory and tests your ability to avoid injudicious and arrogant actions.· The Conservative election victory weakens any quasi-formal link with Labour still further.· The election victories had lulled many of our supporters into a dangerous complacency.
· Nationally, the Labour Party had enjoyed a stunning landslide victory.· Dole won a landslide victory, giving him a 5-1 lead in delegates over Forbes, his nearest challenger.· Will the Conservative promise to abolish education bring them a landslide victory?· They haven't achieved such a swing since its landslide victory in 1945.· However, the landslide victory for reformist political leader president Khatami in 1997 has ushered in a new era of liberalism.· The opposition call for a boycott of the election was almost universally observed yet the Government still claimed a landslide victory.· Instead, Nu scored a landslide victory, winning 159 seats to the 41 the Stable group secured.· Yet if the polls are anything like right, Labour is on course for another landslide victory.
· He then took a victory lap around the floor of the arena and wound up having his picture taken with Ali.· A warm-up lap, unlike a victory lap, could be done by telephone.
VERB· Percival also achieved her fourth victory of the week, and both were presented with enough cut glass to open a shop.· Nonbiological gay parents have achieved scattered legal victories throughout the United States.· Militant believes that basic reforms in society can not be achieved without victory in the class struggle.· A military commander should order his troops in the way best calculated to achieve victory at a minimal cost.· Once this had been achieved and the victory in the north assured, nothing mattered to Franco so much as the final victory.
· Hoarse from the final days of furious campaigning, Clinton celebrated his victory at a party with campaign staff on Thursday night.· Nguyen Trai celebrated the victory with a poem of hope: Henceforth our country is safe.· The Tories should celebrate their victory.· His teammates were long gone, headed home to celebrate the biggest victory of their pro careers.· As the Conservatives celebrated their victory against the odds, a Labour inquest was already beginning.· Charleston celebrated the victory far into the night.· Were the magnetic field to be found, Newtonians would celebrate a sensational victory.· She celebrated his courtroom victories and consoled him when he lost.
· This one ended with both sides claiming victory.· Where it had claimed a victory, the same crew of specialists dissected the results and fed them into the machinery.· The election leaves it with no agenda for governing such division, even if it claims a victory.· In announcing the decision, Clinton and senior aides claimed a major diplomatic victory for the administration.· This outcome left both sides claiming victory.· Hamas leaders had said in recent interviews that they would claim victory if turnout was lower than 50 percent.· Critics accused Mr Berlusconi of surrendering the authority of the state to a few thousand extremists who could now claim victory.· This morning they were able to claim a small victory when the contractors turned away without doing the work.
· Devoy took a mere 26 minutes to clinch her second-round victory.· Perhaps the establishment of the Sydney Opera House clinched its victory for bragging rights.· This time Radford did not let her chance slip away and she clinched the biggest victory of her career so far.· But Chatfield had the final say to clinch victory.· He then teamed up with partner Jason Jones to clinch the vital seven victory points in the deciding doubles encounter.
· When Lyle won the Masters in 1988, he did so immediately following another victory at Greensboro.· It is a strange malady that strikes following a stunning election victory and tests your ability to avoid injudicious and arrogant actions.· So time did not hang heavily during the weeks which followed the victory at Annan and Balliol's flight.· They have become involved in debilitating scandals and disastrous adventures following election victories.· Clearly Oswiu experienced a tremendous increase in personal power and prestige following his victory at the Winwaed.· After years of anonymity following her victory in court, McCorvey began to champion the abortion rights movement in 1984.· They followed up their victory by sacking Gondar, burning numerous churches.
· Mr Hattersley said this would lead to another Tory victory.· It can, as in snails, lead to victory or to defeat; or to an uneasy truce.· He was killed in the assault soon after, but the information he had gained as a scout led to victory.· Janet led us through the victories at the polls, then appointed a committee that drafted the Florida Educational Equity Act.
· On this performance Leeds should record a few more away victories e.g. Swindon.· Cardiff recorded two emphatic victories in 24 hours, winning 9-2 against Whitley Warriors and 13-2 at Billingham.· Swinton recorded their first victory for 16 games against Hull.
· Hawarden Park scored a 76-run victory over bottom of the table Chirk.· He led her to it, thinking that he had scored his first victory, but he was depressed.· In Arizona, Forbes scored an upset victory this week, in large part because of his flat-tax proposal.· Left: new Honda V12 performed faultlessly for Senna to score easy victory.· Meantime, Brian Bell of Bangor scored an impressive victory in the men's 100m freestyle with a time of 52.70.· Adams was aboard when Party Politics scored his first victory in a two-and-a-half mile novice chase at Warwick in Feb 1990.· Emerson had begun his career with Lotus in 1970, scoring his first grandprix victory at Watkins Glen in 1971.
· Hepburn converted to seal the victory.· Just a little bit more was needed from them to seal an amazing victory.· He then supplied the finishing touch to a 32-pass move to seal victory.· Another half-hour of it would have sealed a momentous victory.· A try by Plange and two from Richard Price sealed Sheffield's victory.· Andy Cole's first international goal sealed victory in injury time.· It sealed a comfortable victory and sent Rovers soaring into third place in the table.
· By placing Franco in overall command, the Nationalists made a quantum leap forward in their efforts to secure victory.· Ladies al; so will have an enormous challenge in trying to secure a coveted victory.· McCoy grabbed the rebound and Dollar hit two free throws to secure the victory.· However, independent political analyst Andrew MacMullen says Labour could still secure victory with a smaller swing in its favour.· Pasok by-election victory Pasok secured a convincing victory in a by-election in the Athens B district on April 5.· Yet the party leaders also used various forms of manipulation and intimidation in their efforts to secure a victory.
· Last month the Southern party, which advocates secession, won its first mayoral victory, in a village in Alabama.· Aside from elections, Councils were able to use pressure to win victories for Nonconformity.· They had learned to speak, and so had won their first great victory over Time.· As the Daily Telegraph said in a leader: The Government has won a very important victory.· In the end he won a great victory for freedom.· This was what it felt like to win a victory and lose the war.· Nixon, meanwhile, spoke and acted as if the United States had won a decisive victory under his command.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be cheated of victory/success etc
a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or dispute OPP defeatvictory over/against- After a convincing win in game 1 Kasparov fell prey to overconfidence, losing games 4 and 5.
- If not a thoroughly convincing victory it further establishes Mason in the heavyweight division and his career will now take definite shape.
- It is the convincing win the Ducks needed, and Jody is more relieved than happy.
- Let's start preparing for a convincing win against Sheffield Utd.
- Lets hope for a convincing win.
- Pasok by-election victory Pasok secured a convincing victory in a by-election in the Athens B district on April 5.
- Then, leading 12-4, Hall took three points running for a convincing victory.
- But Warrington achieved an emphatic win over Widnes with a highly disciplined performance.
- Cardiff recorded two emphatic victories in 24 hours, winning 9-2 against Whitley Warriors and 13-2 at Billingham.
- It was an emphatic win and a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes.
- The protesters have won at least a moral victory.
- Although it saved them substantial costs, these cases were not exactly searing moral victories for the healthcare plans.
- Those are the kinds of moral victories that eluded them in Game 1.
- Adjust the starting point so that you avoid a very narrow margin at the perimeter.
- Crowds gathered in central Lima last Sunday night to cheer his narrow victory over former president Alan Garcia.
- John F.. Kennedy that helped propel the handsome young Massachusetts Democrat to a narrow victory.
- On election night, however, the team squeaked out a narrow victory.
- Surprise! the seventh firm won the tender by a narrow margin.
- Their relatively late arrival in the quarter coupled with their costs and the narrow margins on the surprise Model 20 impacted earnings.
- Was Buzz Calkins' narrow victory over Tony Stewart enough to keep them interested?
- While both developer subsidies passed, the narrow margin clearly indicates the voters of this valley are beginning to wise up.
- Years of price wars, for example, have created razor-thin margins in personal computers.
- At $ 3. 99, a weekday all-you-can-eat lunch buffet proved a resounding success.
- His foray into biography is also a resounding success.
- It was his most resounding defeat in terms of lengths.
- On the one hand, so many victories; on the other, resounding defeat at Trafalgar in 1805.
- On the other hand, others have described the issue as a resounding success as all the shares were sold.
- That resounding success, moreover, was followed by others.
- The organisers claimed the conference was a resounding success.
- The outcome - a resounding victory for the home team, not that they appeared particularly surprised.
- Andy Cole's first international goal sealed victory in injury time.
- He then supplied the finishing touch to a 32-pass move to seal victory.
- The second was a sweeping victory, and the Athenians followed it up by landing troops on Aigina and besieging the town.
- And Long has yet to taste victory in this tournament, unlike his half-back partner Martyn.
- Others decided to taste freedom in other fields of social activity: speculation on the black market, opening businesses etc.
- They just wanted to taste victory after all that losing.
the Raiders’ 35–17 victory over St Louisvictory for The court’s decision represents a victory for all women. → Pyrrhic victoryCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + victorya great/major victory· He said the court’s decision was a great victory.an easy victory· Arsenal expected an easy victory.a decisive victory· The battle was a decisive victory for the US.a landslide victory (=a win by a very large amount in an election)· No one had anticipated such a landslide victory.a crushing victory (=a win by a very large amount)· Australia won a crushing 139-run victory over the West Indies.a narrow victory (=a win by a small amount)· A general election on Oct. 5 produced a narrow victory for the People’s Progressive Party.an election/electoral victory· The Democrats were celebrating their election victory.a military victory· one of the General’s most famous military victoriesa moral victory (=when you show your beliefs are right, even if you lose the argument)· The victims’ families claimed the verdict as a moral victory.verbswin/score a victory· Today we have won an important victory.lead somebody to victory· She led her team to victory in the finals.clinch victory (=finally win)· Adams scored a last-minute goal to clinch victory.pull off a victory (=win when it is difficult)· Martin pulled off a surprise victory in the semi-final.sweep to victory (=win easily)· Nixon swept to victory by 47 million votes to 29 million.victory + NOUNvictory celebrations· The victory celebrations went on all night.a victory parade· They intend to hold a victory parade.a victory lap (=when a winning runner or player runs around the playing area)· He then took a victory lap around the arena.phrasesa string of victories (=a series of victories)· The team won a string of victories.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘get victory’ or ‘get the victory’. Say win a victory or win victory.THESAURUSvictory noun [countable, uncountable] a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or dispute: · The crowds celebrated Italy’s victory against England.· The party won a comfortable victory in the general election.· 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.· 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· 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.