president-elect
noun
: a person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet
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Karoline Leavitt Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign’s national press secretary, will serve as White House Press Secretary once the president-elect assumes his office.
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Sara Dorn, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had reportedly told the president-elect during a November 29 meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida that the tariff plans would devastate Canada's economy.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Gone is the long tradition that the United States has just one president at a time and that the president-elect generally tries to stay out of the way until taking the oath of office.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
In addition, there appears to be a belief among manufacturers that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will further help along the China plus one policy, providing a boost in sourcing to other countries.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
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Sara Dorn, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had reportedly told the president-elect during a November 29 meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida that the tariff plans would devastate Canada's economy.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Gone is the long tradition that the United States has just one president at a time and that the president-elect generally tries to stay out of the way until taking the oath of office.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
In addition, there appears to be a belief among manufacturers that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will further help along the China plus one policy, providing a boost in sourcing to other countries.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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