outright victory

collocation in English

meaningsofoutrightandvictory

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outright
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈaʊt.raɪt/us
/ˈaʊt.raɪt/
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victory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈvɪk.tər.i/us
/ˈvɪk.tɚ.i/
an occasion when you win a game, competition, election, war, etc. or the fact that you ...
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(Definition ofoutrightandvictoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If t 1, the condition is made less stringent by the prospect of anoutrightvictoryby one or the other party.
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We have these two sides thinking that they can each getoutrightvictory.
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The consequences ofoutrightvictoryfor either side would be grave.
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Eventually, peace will come but it could take many years and it would come either from exhaustion or fromoutrightvictory.
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However, almost every time, some group has felt that it was on the verge ofoutrightvictoryand has therefore been reluctant to participate in negotiations.
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Contemporaries did not consider it anoutrightvictoryfor hard money.
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In the elections, in order to secureoutrightvictory, a candidate has to have at least 50% of the votes.
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He led the field in the 2000 presidential election, taking 49.87 percent of the vote in the first roundjust under 1.5 million votes short ofoutrightvictory.
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The opposition called the results scandalous daylight robbery, claiming anoutrightvictoryin the first round with 50.3% of the votes.
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With both teams eager for the 14 points on offer for anoutrightvictory, terms were agreed to between the two sides.
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Hisoutrightvictoryover 10 challengers in the first round of voting eliminated the need for a runoff election.
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