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In extended use (esp. Politics). A contest in which, because of the lack of opposition or the inferiority of other contenders, the winner has…
An easily won race or contest; a victory won by a substantial margin. Cf. walk-away n. at walk, v. compounds.
transferred (esp. Politics). A certain or easy winner; a certainty, a ‘walk-over’.
U.S. slang. A certainty; = shoo-in, n. 2. rare.
gen. A lack or impossibility of opposition or challenge; a competition, comparison, or choice in which the likely result or preference is clear.