"history is written by the victors" meaning in English

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        "History is often told according to the interpretation and biases of prevailing historical actors, often those who won in geopolitical disputes or otherwise became dominant forces in society."
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        {
          "word": "might makes right"
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          "sense": "History is often subjectively told according to the biases of the victors",
          "word": "التاريخ يكتبه المنتصرون"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "History is often subjectively told according to the biases of the victors",
          "word": "die Geschichte wird von den Siegern geschrieben"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "History is often subjectively told according to the biases of the victors",
          "word": "lịch sử được viết bởi những người chiến thắng"
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      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "History is often subjectively told according to the biases of the victors",
      "word": "التاريخ يكتبه المنتصرون"
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      "sense": "History is often subjectively told according to the biases of the victors",
      "word": "die Geschichte wird von den Siegern geschrieben"
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      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "History is often subjectively told according to the biases of the victors",
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