president-elect

noun

: a person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet

Examples of president-elect in a Sentence

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Its president-elect, endocrinologist Jennifer Green of Duke University, and its scientific sessions planning committee chair, diabetes expert Mark Atkinson of the University of Florida, have both resigned their positions, though their role in the evictions, if any, is unknown. —Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

The president-elect, César Gaviria, of the Liberal Party, called elections for the National Constituent Assembly a few months after his inauguration. —Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026

Chow is an alumnus of the Epidemic Intelligence Service program (2018-2020) and serves as the president-elect for the Epidemic Intelligence Service Alumni Association. —Matthew Donahue, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026

The same forces also assassinated Lebanon’s president-elect, Bashir Gemayel, in 1982 and Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in 2005. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026

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