president-elect
noun
: a person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet
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The president-elect has been married to Maria Pia Adriasola, a lawyer who has frequently campaigned at his side for more than three decades.
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Fabian Cambero, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
The next big controversy in aesthetics will focus on the neck, says Babak Azizzadeh, MD, the president-elect of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 11 Dec. 2025
Barack Obama was pictured sharing a moment of levity with president-elect Donald Trump ahead of Jimmy Carter's state funeral.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
Abaraonye’s attitude drew particular ire due to the fact that the president-elect debated Kirk face-to-face within the walls of the Oxford Union just months before the assassination.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
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Fabian Cambero, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
The next big controversy in aesthetics will focus on the neck, says Babak Azizzadeh, MD, the president-elect of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 11 Dec. 2025
Barack Obama was pictured sharing a moment of levity with president-elect Donald Trump ahead of Jimmy Carter's state funeral.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
Abaraonye’s attitude drew particular ire due to the fact that the president-elect debated Kirk face-to-face within the walls of the Oxford Union just months before the assassination.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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