margin of victory

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English

Noun

margin of victory (plural margins of victory)

  1. (countable) Difference in score between the winner of a competition and the second-place finisher.
  2. (countable) Difference in score between the winner of a competition and the number of votes needed to win, generally fifty percent. Also referred to as the absolute margin of victory or as w:excess votes.