president-elect
noun
: a person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet
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As one of the Democratic Party’s most loyal donors — and a close friend of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — the 51-year-old sports impresario could reasonably expect a frosty reception from a president-elect who’d promised revenge on his political foes.
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
The public records request released Tuesday, which was filed by the Western Watersheds Project, contained a series of emails between Pack, president-elect of the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association Tom Paterson, and Catron County Commissioner Audrey McQueen.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
Members of the Florida Municipal Electric Association recently elected the City of Mount Dora’s electric utility director Steve Langley as president-elect of the organization’s board of directors during its annual conference in Ponte Vedra Beach.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
Jude Bruno, president-elect of the Florida PTA, told the Herald that the organization moved forward with the lawsuit because there is currently no legislative session underway to address the issue.
—Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
The public records request released Tuesday, which was filed by the Western Watersheds Project, contained a series of emails between Pack, president-elect of the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association Tom Paterson, and Catron County Commissioner Audrey McQueen.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
Members of the Florida Municipal Electric Association recently elected the City of Mount Dora’s electric utility director Steve Langley as president-elect of the organization’s board of directors during its annual conference in Ponte Vedra Beach.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
Jude Bruno, president-elect of the Florida PTA, told the Herald that the organization moved forward with the lawsuit because there is currently no legislative session underway to address the issue.
—Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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