president-elect
noun
: a person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet
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Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, was charged on Tuesday with overseeing a vast scheme to hold on to power after losing the 2022 election, including one plot to annul the vote, disband courts and empower the military, and another to assassinate the nation’s president-elect.
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Jack Nicas, New York Times, 19 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.
—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
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Jack Nicas, New York Times, 19 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.
—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
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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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