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president-elect

[prez-i-duhnt-i-lekt]

noun

  1. a president after election but before induction into office.



president-elect

noun

  1. a person who has been elected president but has not yet entered office

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of president-elect1

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
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Example Sentences

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Tusk said that no-one is as keen as he was to end Poland's legal chaos, but he knows that president-elect Nawrocki will likely continue to use the veto.

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The logs were stacked high and flames filled the Oval Office fireplace as President Joe Biden sat next to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday.

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School board member Nick Melvoin demanded the removal of the National Guard and compared Trump’s heavy-handed response in Los Angeles to his delay in halting rioters who sought to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Trump to President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 6, 2021.

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All the investigations were put on hold after Trump won the election and Musk became the president-elect’s consigliere.

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Within 10 days, President-elect Donald Trump would be inaugurated.

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