president-elect

noun

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

Examples of president-elect in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web About 10,000 doctors are now certified in obesity medicine, Lydia Alexander, MD, president-elect of the Obesity Medicine Association, told Verywell. Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Mar. 2024 However, a victory in November's presidential election would undoubtedly give him more sway over the ensuing leadership race, and Republican senators would be under significant pressure to elevate the president-elect's preferred choice. Stefan Becket, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024 Gomes predicts America’s $34 trillion debt burden may upset the world’s financial markets as early as next year—should a president-elect announce a raft of expensive policies. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024 Many policymakers have questioned the decision in the past, including president-elect Alexander Stubb, although the country has no current plans to pull out of the convention. Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024 During the weeks after Congress counts the votes and before Inauguration Day, a winning candidate's running mate becomes the president and will be inaugurated in the case of the president-elect becoming unable to serve. USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024 Taiwan’s top diplomat in Washington has a message for both the island’s Chinese adversaries and its American friends: Don’t worry that Taiwan’s new president-elect will worsen relations with Beijing and possibly draw the U.S. into a conflict. Didi Tang, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2024 Meanwhile, on Monday, an unofficial delegation from the Biden administration met with the president-elect and also held a meeting with the current leader, Tsai Ing-wen, in a show of American support following the election. Britt Clennett, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2024 For more information about the election, president-elect candidates, and petition process, visit the IEEE election website. IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2024

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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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