president-elect
noun
: a person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet
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In November 2024, when Biden welcomed Trump as president-elect, the mantel held a simple green ivy and the portraits were generously spaced.
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Steve Huffman, president-elect of Quarterback Club, was in Jacobsen’s corner for years.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 July 2025
Inauguration Day occurs every four years after the U.S. presidential election when the president-elect and vice president-elect are sworn into office.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Vulcan on the Hunt In conversations with American officials as president-elect, Bukele promised cooperation and welcomed their support against gangs and graft, even in his own Nuevas Ideas party, according to current and former U.S. officials.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 June 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Steve Huffman, president-elect of Quarterback Club, was in Jacobsen’s corner for years.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 July 2025
Inauguration Day occurs every four years after the U.S. presidential election when the president-elect and vice president-elect are sworn into office.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Vulcan on the Hunt In conversations with American officials as president-elect, Bukele promised cooperation and welcomed their support against gangs and graft, even in his own Nuevas Ideas party, according to current and former U.S. officials.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 June 2025
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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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