president-elect

noun

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

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On Tuesday, a New York appeals court rejected Trump's attempts to have the case thrown out while arguing that presidential immunity protections are extended to a president-elect. —

Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 During this time, Sauer wrote, the president-elect is communicating with world leaders, setting his domestic and foreign policy agenda and coordinating with the outgoing Biden administration across federal agencies. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025 The president-elect’s son is also visiting the island this week, bringing further attention to the idea. —

Tristan Lejeune, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025 Donald Trump confirmed on January 6, 2024 that his eldest son Don Jr plans to visit Greenland, two weeks after the U.S. president-elect suggested that Washington annex the autonomous Danish territory. —

Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for president-elect

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