'concede victory'&'concede defeat' I've found the phrase 'concede victory' appealed in several news reports clearly meaning the same as 'concede defeat' Is “X conceded victory” a brief version of "X conceded victory to Y"? If not, how can "concede victory/defeat" mean exactly the same?yes that seemed strange to me too but the phrase definitely appealed in serious news reports not once but several times at least as I have seen. I can easily google it, and find you one http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=313242