Sentence:  In 1961 the first important legislative victory of the Kennedy Administration came when the principle of national responsibility for local economic distress <WSD>won</WSD> out over a `` state 's - responsibility '' proposal - provision was made for payment for unemployment relief by nation-wide taxation rather than by a levy only on those states afflicted with manpower surplus . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious