unconcession

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ concession.

Noun

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

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