president-elect
noun
: a person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet
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On the day Biden’s presidential win was called in 2020, the musician shared a photo of himself being held as a child by the president-elect with his mother standing next to him.
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Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
There, the president-elect, having just met with the head of the F.B.I., thanked Mr. Pecker for burying the stories.
—William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Fort Worth and Dallas chamber leaders competed for Obregón’s time, aware the president-elect and his party were expected in Dallas on Oct. 16 to attend the 34th annual State Fair of Texas.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
For now, though, world leaders including President Biden have only sent the president-elect their congratulations.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 8 May 2024
Elizabeth Rogers, president-elect of the Texas School Counselors Association, said students across the state are still feeling the mental health effects of the pandemic.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
That remarkable scene — where Mr. Trump’s lofty new status as president-elect collided with his colorful New York habitat — was private until Thursday, when Mr. Pecker recounted it to jurors.
—Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
After the meeting with Widodo, Cook also met Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto, who is currently defense minister, in Jakarta.
—Edna Tarigan and Achmad Ibrahim, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
At the then president-elect’s request, Abe went alone.
—Tomohiko Taniguchi, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024
Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
There, the president-elect, having just met with the head of the F.B.I., thanked Mr. Pecker for burying the stories.
—William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Fort Worth and Dallas chamber leaders competed for Obregón’s time, aware the president-elect and his party were expected in Dallas on Oct. 16 to attend the 34th annual State Fair of Texas.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
For now, though, world leaders including President Biden have only sent the president-elect their congratulations.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 8 May 2024
Elizabeth Rogers, president-elect of the Texas School Counselors Association, said students across the state are still feeling the mental health effects of the pandemic.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
That remarkable scene — where Mr. Trump’s lofty new status as president-elect collided with his colorful New York habitat — was private until Thursday, when Mr. Pecker recounted it to jurors.
—Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
After the meeting with Widodo, Cook also met Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto, who is currently defense minister, in Jakarta.
—Edna Tarigan and Achmad Ibrahim, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
At the then president-elect’s request, Abe went alone.
—Tomohiko Taniguchi, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024
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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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