USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A landslide victory is an election result in which the victorious candidate or party wins by an overwhelming margin. The term became popular in the 1800s to describe a victory in which the opposition is “buried", similar to the way in which a geological landslide buries whatever is in its path.

Detailed explanation-2: -He won last month’s presidential election by a landslide. Synonyms. decisive victory. triumph.

Detailed explanation-3: -Roosevelt went on to win the greatest electoral landslide since the rise of hegemonic control between the Democratic and Republican parties in the 1850s. Roosevelt took 60.8% of the popular vote, while Landon won 36.5% and Lemke won just under 2%.

Detailed explanation-4: -He won his seat in a double landslide victory in 1984. It won a landslide victory in the 1948 election. The election result was described by the party as a landslide victory. In the national elections held in 2001, the party won a landslide victory with a two-thirds majority.