president-elect

[ prez-i-duhnt-i-lekt ]

/ ˈprɛz ɪ dənt ɪˈlɛkt /

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noun

a president after election but before induction into office.

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Origin of president-elect

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Words nearby president-elect

preshrunk, preside, Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, presidency, president, president-elect, Presidente Prudente, presidential, presidential government, Presidential Medal of Freedom, presidential primary

How to use president-elect in a sentence

President-elect Poroshenko has vowed to crush the insurgency in a matter of hours, not months.
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I was asked by then President-elect Obama to deliver the invocation at the opening inaugural event.
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Here is a video from then President-elect Barack Obama in December 2008.
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Well, of course Benjamin Netanyahu doesn't think Iran's president-elect, Hassan Rowhani, is a "moderate."
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Supreme Leader Khamenei and president-elect Rowhani understand what they have to do to obtain relief from sanctions.
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The occasion brought together a large concourse of mountain people, who were addressed by the President-elect.
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The oath of office was administered by Mr. Bingham to Mr. Jefferson, the vice-president elect.
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There was no delay, and the gaunt form of the President-elect was soon visible, slowly making his way to the front.
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On election day Page wrote the President-elect a letter of congratulation which contains one item of the greatest interest.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I|Burton J. Hendrick
Page was one of the first of Mr. Wilson's friends to discuss with the President-elect the new legislative programme.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I|Burton J. Hendrick

British Dictionary definitions for president-elect

president-elect

noun

a person who has been elected president but has not yet entered office

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