president-elect

noun

: a person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet

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Fukuoka, the president-elect of the Idaho State Dental Association, calls that the sweet spot. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 May 2025 The Trump connection helped fill rooms on certain nights, like during the inauguration, when the president-elect charged $18,000 a night for a suite. Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 Earlier this year, Smartmatic settled a defamation lawsuit against right-wing outlet Newsmax, which also gave a platform to Trump’s falsehoods and did not acknowledge that Biden was president-elect for more than a month after the election was called. Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025 President Trump’s total in 2017 was twice as much as any president-elect had ever raised for an inauguration. Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for president-elect

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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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