A veteran may not be discharged or subjected to adverse employment action for one year after the date of reinstatement, except for cause; the same rule applies to service in the reserves or National Guard. Employers must provide up to 24 months of health plan coverage to employees when they are absent on military leave.
defeat. 1. To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition: beat, best, conquer, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst. Informal: trim, whip. Slang: ace, lick. Idioms: carry the day, get the best of, get the better of, go someone one better. 2.
The party had won a great victory. 2. 'defeat' and 'beat'. Don't say that someone 'wins' an enemy or opponent. In a war or battle, you say that one side defeats the other. The French defeated the English troops. In a game or contest, you say that one person or side defeats or beats the other.