- 1(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. see also landslip Wordfinderdisasteravalanche, cyclone, disaster, earthquake, eruption, flood, hurricane, landslide, tornado, tsunami Oxford Collocations Dictionary verb + landslidecause, trigger landslide + verbdestroy something See full entry See related entries: Natural disasters
- 2an 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 CollocationsVoting in electionsRunning for election 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 voteVoting 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/congresswomanTaking 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 somebody (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister form a government/a cabinet serve two terms as prime minister/in office economy, politics Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveelectoral, massive, Conservative, … verb + landslidewin by landslide + nounvictory See full entry See related entries: Elections Extra examples 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.
landslide
nounBrE BrE//ˈlændslaɪd//; NAmE NAmE//ˈlændslaɪd//
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