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clean sweep

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noun

  1. an overwhelming or decisive victory, as by a political candidate who wins in all or almost all election districts.

  2. the winning of all the prizes, rounds, contests, etc., in a competition or of all the games in a series.

  3. a thorough or sweeping change, especially one effected by the large-scale removal or elimination of unwanted persons or things.

    The new president made a clean sweep when he joined the company, replacing all the department heads.
clean sweep Idioms  

  1. see make a clean sweep.

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