president-elect
noun
: a person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet
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Importantly, Venezuela possesses a capable democratic opposition — led by María Corina Machado and president-elect Edmundo González — that is prepared to govern responsibly.
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
But Comey was now on the record with Trump saying that the president-elect was not under investigation.
—Byron York, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2025
Trump has attended the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, multiple UFC events, a LIV Golf tournament, the FIFA Club World Cup final, the US Open men’s tennis final, and a Yankees-Detroit Tigers baseball game in 2025 and attended the Army-Navy football game in December 2024 as president-elect.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
And in his first meeting with Trump − when briefing the president-elect at the beginning of 2017 – Comey was getting flashbacks.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
But Comey was now on the record with Trump saying that the president-elect was not under investigation.
—Byron York, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2025
Trump has attended the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, multiple UFC events, a LIV Golf tournament, the FIFA Club World Cup final, the US Open men’s tennis final, and a Yankees-Detroit Tigers baseball game in 2025 and attended the Army-Navy football game in December 2024 as president-elect.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
And in his first meeting with Trump − when briefing the president-elect at the beginning of 2017 – Comey was getting flashbacks.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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