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| Back | con‧quest /ˈkɒŋkwest $ ˈkɑːŋ-/ noun 1[singular, uncountable] the act of getting control of a country by fighting: the Norman Conquest (=the conquest of England by the Normans) conquest of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire 2[countable] land that is won in a war: French conquests in Asia 3[countable] someone that you have persuaded to love you or to have sex with you – often used humorously: He boasts about his many conquests. 4[countable] when you gain control of or deal successfully with something that is difficult or dangerous conquest of the conquest of space THESAURUS victory noun [uncountable and countable] 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. |
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