moral victory
noun/ˌmɒrəl ˈvɪktəri/
/ˌmɔːrəl ˈvɪktəri/
- a situation in which your ideas or principles are proved to be right and fair, even though you may not have succeeded where practical results are considered
- In spite of the result, we felt we had won a moral victory.
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