The phrase "admitted the election" is not correct in standard written English as it lacks clarity and context.
It could be used in a context where someone acknowledges the results or legitimacy of an election, but it needs additional information to be meaningful.
Example: "After reviewing the evidence, the candidate finally admitted the election was fair and legitimate."
Alternatives: "acknowledged the election" or "accepted the election results."
During a Downing Street press conference to confirm the cabinet changes, Brown said he believed "fundamentally that service to the country is more important than service to self or the party" but he admitted: "The elections yesterday were a painful defeat for Labour.
Privately, the PTI leadership admits the election will be a roll of the dice: "30 or 130" has almost become a PTI catchphrase, reflecting the party's all-or-nothing approach to the election and the fundamental uncertainty about how many seats it can win.
We have set out a plan – it lasts about six or seven years – to wipe the slate clean to rid people of the deadweight of debt that has been built up over time". He also admitted the local election defeats last week had revealed a divided country: "It is not lost on me that where our two parties got a particular beating last week was in Wales, Scotland and in the large cities of northern England.
Social Democrat leader Bohuslav Sobotka admitted the results of the election were "not what we expected," but he told reporters he was ready to start negotiations with all parties.
She admitted that the election had become bitter.
It admitted before the election that Muslim candidates had been struck off its lists after pressure from nationalists.
One senior Lib Dem admitted after the election that the only thing binding together the party's policies was the document they were in.
Indeed, in his address to the new parliament, Mr Saakashvili admitted that the election campaign was "difficult, indecent and venomous, probably from all sides".
He admitted that the election could only go two ways – with chips firmly stacked on both sides compared to the other hopeful parties – with only 40 days to go until polling day.
Julian Smith has told the BBC that the government ought to have admitted after the election that it would inevitably have to move to a softer Brexit, saying ministers should have been clearer about the consequences of losing their majority then.
