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stand corrected
to admit that one has been wrong. I realize that I accused him wrongly. I stand corrected. We appreciate now that our conclusions were wrong. We stand corrected.
See also: stand

politically correct
avoiding language or statements that could be offensive to women, people of other races, or people who are disabled (= who cannot use part of their body) I noticed that he never referred to her as his 'girlfriend', preferring the politically correct term 'partner'.

I stand corrected (spoken)
I admit that I was wrong I stand corrected - the company was established in 1927, not 1926, as I had mistakenly thought.
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