president-elect
noun
: a person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet
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President Trump’s total in 2017 was twice as much as any president-elect had ever raised for an inauguration.
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Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
In December, Trump, then the president-elect, officially nominated Isaacman to become NASA’s next administrator – a significant move that would put a private spacefarer at the head of one of the world’s largest government space agencies.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The stock soared with Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in November’s presidential election, as many believed Musk’s association with the president-elect would bolster Tesla’s value.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
For example, a former two-term president could run as vice president and then again serve as president if the president-elect or president resigned or died.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
In December, Trump, then the president-elect, officially nominated Isaacman to become NASA’s next administrator – a significant move that would put a private spacefarer at the head of one of the world’s largest government space agencies.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The stock soared with Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in November’s presidential election, as many believed Musk’s association with the president-elect would bolster Tesla’s value.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
For example, a former two-term president could run as vice president and then again serve as president if the president-elect or president resigned or died.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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