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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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The transition team comes to them ahead of time and says, “Could you quantify all the DEI programs so we can know what those are?”

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026

She campaigned with Trump and was a member of his transition team after the election.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that Khan, the former Federal Trade Commission chair during the Biden administration, would serve as a co-chair of his transition team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 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

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

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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