president-elect
noun
: a person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet
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Sheinbaum, the president-elect, has committed to prioritizing water issues.
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Laura Paddison, CNN, 17 June 2024
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False This is a misrepresentation of a statement by Indonesia's president-elect.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 14 June 2024
The audience would have noticed the 40-year-old president-elect’s empty right sleeve.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo is the president-elect, as projected by the preliminary results from the INE.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
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Laura Paddison, CNN, 17 June 2024
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False This is a misrepresentation of a statement by Indonesia's president-elect.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 14 June 2024
The audience would have noticed the 40-year-old president-elect’s empty right sleeve.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo is the president-elect, as projected by the preliminary results from the INE.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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