president-elect

noun

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

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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. —

Sarah Boden, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2025 As the inauguration approached, many of Mr. Altman’s A.I. rivals met with the president-elect at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. —

Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025 Those killed also included a civil rights attorney, the president-elect of the National Association of Biology Teachers and 28 members of the US Figure Skating community. —

Alexandra Skores, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025 Bondi has been a fixture in Trump’s orbit for years, and a regular defender of the president-elect on news programs amid his legal woes. —

Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for president-elect

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