"to the victor go the spoils" meaning in English

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        "The winner of a conflict gains additional benefits, beyond the subject of the conflict."
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          "word": "those that have, get"
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          "word": "to the victor belong the spoils"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "winner gains additional benefits",
          "word": "成者為王，敗者為寇"
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          "sense": "winner gains additional benefits",
          "word": "成者为王"
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          "roman": "chéng zhě wéi wáng, bài zhě wéi kòu",
          "sense": "winner gains additional benefits",
          "word": "败者为寇"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "winner gains additional benefits",
          "word": "voittaja saa kaiken"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shōri-sha ni ryakudatsuhin wo ikimasu",
          "sense": "winner gains additional benefits",
          "word": "勝利者に略奪品を行きます"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "winner gains additional benefits",
          "word": "łupy należą do zwycięzcy"
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          "sense": "winner gains additional benefits",
          "word": "ao vencedor, os despojos"
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  "word": "to the victor go the spoils"
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      "word": "spoils system"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "winner gains additional benefits",
      "word": "成者為王，敗者為寇"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "winner gains additional benefits",
      "word": "成者为王"
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      "roman": "chéng zhě wéi wáng, bài zhě wéi kòu",
      "sense": "winner gains additional benefits",
      "word": "败者为寇"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "winner gains additional benefits",
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      "roman": "shōri-sha ni ryakudatsuhin wo ikimasu",
      "sense": "winner gains additional benefits",
      "word": "勝利者に略奪品を行きます"
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      "sense": "winner gains additional benefits",
      "word": "łupy należą do zwycięzcy"
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      "sense": "winner gains additional benefits",
      "word": "ao vencedor, os despojos"
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  "word": "to the victor go the spoils"
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