unconcession

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ concession

Noun[edit]

unconcession (plural unconcessions)

  1. The retraction of a prior concession
    • 2004, Grant Barrett, The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 13:
      In 2000, after Gore's unconcession, he demanded a recount of several Florida counties, although other states still had outstanding final tallies that could have affected the election
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:unconcession.