landslidenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlænd.slaɪd/us/ˈlænd.slaɪd/landslide noun [ C ] (FALLING EARTH)
also landslip, a mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope
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The Earth & outer space - general words
- ablate
- biophilia
- cosmologist
- cosmology
- eolian
- ether
- evapotranspiration
- geocentric
- globe
- heaven
- macrocosm
- mid-air
- riches
- slide
- terra firma
- terrestrial
- the cosmos
- the mesosphere
- the troposphere
- universe
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landslide noun [ C ] (VICTORY)
the winning of an election with an extremely large number of votes:
The opinion polls are predicting a landslide for the Republicans in next week's election.
a landslide victory
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Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- first-past-the-post
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- nominate
- rigging
- running mate
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- stump
- vote of confidence
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