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to the victor belong the spoils

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
to the vic-tor -be-long the spoils
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

The winner of a conflict gains additional benefits, beyond the subject of the conflict.

Etymology

* "It may be, sir, that the politicians of the United States...see nothing wrong in the rule, that to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy." Senator William Learned Marcy, remarks in the Senate, January 25, 1832.

Inflected Forms

to the victor go the spoils (alternative) the spoils belong to the victor (alternative) to the victor the spoils (alternative) the victor gets the spoils (alternative)

Phrases

spoils system those that have, get winner-take-all

Frequently Paired Words

spoils system those that have, get winner-take-all

Questions

What does to the victor belong the spoils mean?
The winner of a conflict gains additional benefits, beyond the subject of the conflict.
Where does to the victor belong the spoils come from?
* "It may be, sir, that the politicians of the United States...see nothing wrong in the rule, that to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy." Senator William Learned Marcy, remarks in the Senate, January 25, 1832.

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