unconcession

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noun

The retraction of a prior concession

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Meanings

noununconcession (plural unconcessions)

plural unconcessions

  1. The retraction of a prior concession

    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

    2004, Grant Barrett, The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 13

Origin

From un- + concession.

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APA

unconcession. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconcession

MLA

“unconcession.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconcession. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unconcession,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconcession.

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