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.
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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
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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
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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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