The phrase "accepted winner" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to someone who has been officially recognized or acknowledged as the winner of a competition or contest.
Example: "After a thorough review of the entries, the committee announced the accepted winner of the art competition."
Alternatives: "official winner" or "recognized winner".
And bitterly polarised but more-or-less free presidential polls did produce, via a first round in May and this month's run-off, a generally accepted winner by a slim margin, the Brotherhood's candidate, Muhammad Morsi, though his rival, General Ahmed Shafiq, a Mubarak-era prime minister, still challenges this.
And that will cause anger and revolt among both Ouattara and Gbagbo supporters.In one of Côte d'Ivoire's independent newspapers yesterday, Vincent Tohbi Irié, a respected former Ivorian ambassador to Paris and a self-professed supporter of Mr Ouattara, warned the internationally accepted winner of November's presidential elections, that his backers' patience was "not limitless".
We accept winner-take-all elections in single-member districts as ironclad necessities (the Constitution mandates neither).
Nadal then accepted his winner's trophy.
He accepted the winner's trophy from 77-year-old Australian great Rod Laver, the only player to complete the calendar grand slam twice.
Djokovic, draped in a Serbian flag Sunday as he accepted the winner's trophy, made a taped speech last month for a rally in Belgrade in which he spoke against Kosovo's independence.
Williams, who had been the big favourite, was given a rousing reception as she collected her runner-up prize, but Muguruza, who accepted the winner's trophy from the American great Billie Jean King, laughed as she described one of the first things that went through her head.
Any portion of the prize not accepted by winner shall be forfeited.
In the aftermath of victory, flanked by a team of advisers and minders perhaps 20-strong, the ruler of Dubai accepted the winner's trophy, smiled for the massed gathering of photographers and gave a three-fingered salute, which is said to represent "win, victory, love".
They have all been honest and peaceful, with the results accepted by winners and losers.
More immediately, once the vote is held, the question is: Will it be accepted by winners and losers alike?
