The opposition, however, has refused to concede defeat after claiming widespread cheating.

Their tails were down but not so far as to concede defeat.

He is refusing to concede defeat until special votes have been counted.

The ruling gave the Ohio challengers little option but to concede defeat.

The police did not so much concede defeat as adopt a live-and-let-live attitude.

He will never again imprison Edward and wait for everyone to concede defeat.

Marzouki dismissed the declaration as unfounded and refused to concede defeat.

It was a sloppy effort but he was not about to concede defeat.

Jagr didn't concede defeat as much as give into the inevitable.

I will not concede defeat to Gordon Brown and Tony Blair.

Moore declined to concede defeat even after Trump urged him to do so.

So why will they not concede defeat and leave the wood to rot?

Prabowo has refused to concede defeat and has withdrawn from the vote counting process.

Senator Molan said "why not" when asked if he would concede defeat.

But psychologically he appears to be in no mood to admit or concede defeat.

I'm not talking about spam, to which I concede defeat.