president-elect
noun
: a person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet
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Ono currently serves as UF’s president-elect, pending approval from the Board of Governors — Ono’s final hurdle to clinch UF’s presidency.
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Ian Hodgson, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Ye meets with president-elect Trump at Trump Tower in New York City.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 May 2025
Hollins is the president-elect of the East Fort Worth Business Association and the chief operating officer of the nonprofit Cars for Kids.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2025
In November 2016, Abe was the first world leader to make a beeline to Trump Tower in New York for an audience with the president-elect.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Ian Hodgson, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Ye meets with president-elect Trump at Trump Tower in New York City.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 May 2025
Hollins is the president-elect of the East Fort Worth Business Association and the chief operating officer of the nonprofit Cars for Kids.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2025
In November 2016, Abe was the first world leader to make a beeline to Trump Tower in New York for an audience with the president-elect.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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