president-elect
noun
: a person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet
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As a precaution, the Dallas Running Club is looking into rerouting its April race, the Tal Morrison Half Marathon, due to the sinkhole, said Michael Baker, the club’s president-elect.
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Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Adding to the men’s health momentum, the AMA’s president-elect, Willie Underwood, is a urologist and men’s health expert, too.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
Removing it has nothing to do with Raynor, the officer killed in Daytona Beach, said Aaron Wayt, president-elect of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
—Marta Zherukha, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The then-president-elect wondered aloud why the College Football Playoff National Championship game was broadcast on Inauguration Day.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Adding to the men’s health momentum, the AMA’s president-elect, Willie Underwood, is a urologist and men’s health expert, too.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
Removing it has nothing to do with Raynor, the officer killed in Daytona Beach, said Aaron Wayt, president-elect of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
—Marta Zherukha, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The then-president-elect wondered aloud why the College Football Playoff National Championship game was broadcast on Inauguration Day.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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