landslide
noun/ˈlændslaɪd/
/ˈlændslaɪd/
- (also landfall)a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff
- The house was buried beneath a landslide.
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmentb2- The floods caused a landslide.
- The town was destroyed by a landslide.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + landslide- cause
- trigger
- destroy something
- an election in which one person or party gets very many more votes than the other people or parties
- by a landslide She was expected to win by a landslide.
- No one expected a repeat of Labour's 1997 landslide victory.
- The National Party won by a landslide.
Collocations Voting in electionsVoting in electionsRunning for electionTopics Politicsc2- conduct/hold an election/a referendum
- (especially North American English) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
- (especially British English) 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 (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters
- fix/rig/steal an election/the vote
- go to/be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place
- cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)
- vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party
- mark/spoil your ballot paper
- count (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) 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 somebody (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman
- 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 somebody (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister
- form a government/a cabinet
- serve two terms as prime minister/in office
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- electoral
- massive
- Conservative
- …
- win by
- victory
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