結論 = 落選を（公式発表前に）認める
選挙速報で The Labor leader, Bill Shorten, conceded defeat. という表現があって意味は分かったが、念のためいくつか例を見ておきたいので超簡易メモ（忙しかった）。
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Labor Party Leader Bill Shorten concedes defeat and says 'clearly on climate action, amongst others, parts of our nation remain deeply divided'.
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The independent member for Wentworth, Kerryn Phelps, has conceded defeat to Liberal candidate Dave Sharma, saying she was proud of what she achieved in just seven months.
オーストラリア総選挙以外の例も少し。
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South Africa’s Smaller Political Parties Concede Defeat
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The protesters are supporters of losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, who has refused to concede defeat despite the General Elections Commission (KPU) announcing a win for his rival, incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, in the early hours of Tuesday.
以下すべて余談だが Google 先生経由で見つけたサイトの中に面白い表現があった。
We were halfway to Coconut Moon, a beach café owned by Kiyomasa Higa, Japan’s godfather of rock, when the taxi’s radio cracked. Coconut Moon was shut, having conceded defeat to Typhoon Lupit. The locals had been praying for rain and they had got it. Lupit, the first typhoon of the year arrived in Okinawa about two hours after we did. But while typhoons have scant regard for tourists, our driver had it sussed.
これをこのサイトでは「ココナッツムーンは閉まっていた。台風ルピートに負けを認めたからである」と訳していた。
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