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transition team

British

noun

a group of people who manage the transition between one system, administrative regime, etc and another

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“I’m ready to serve with honor as his police commissioner,” Tisch said in a statement released by Mamdani’s transition team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

He has also shown a willingness to court controversy, notably with his pick of antitrust crusader Lina Khan to help lead his transition team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

While speaking to reporters in Queens about his transition team, Mamdani was asked about recent ICE actions in the city.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

After Donald Trump was first elected president in 2016, Oracle CEO Safra Catz joined the executive committee for Trump’s transition team and occasionally advised him during that first term, while still working with Ellison.

From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025

I delegated what I could to Melissa and other members of my transition team.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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