president-elect

noun

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

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Republican County Commissioners Juan Carlos Bermudez and Kevin Cabrera secured 2022 endorsements from Trump through their own history with the president-elect: Bermudez as the longtime Doral mayor and Cabrera as Trump’s Florida director in 2020. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025 The letter was signed by the association’s president, Steve Simon, the Democratic secretary of state in Minnesota, and Michael Watson, the group’s president-elect, the Republican secretary of state in Mississippi. Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025 Signs of bird flu in cats include runny nose and discharge around the eyes, explained Michael Q. Bailey, president-elect of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Kff Health News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025 Maduro has been accused of obscuring his loss in the most recent presidential election, with Edmundo González currently recognized by the United States as Venezuela’s president-elect. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for president-elect

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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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