president-elect

[ prez-i-duhnt-i-lekt ]

noun

1. a president after election but before induction into office.

president-elect

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of president-elect¹

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Example Sentences

The action advances a federal review process that President-elect Donald Trump’s administration will inherit.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite repeated claims from GOP corners that the United States gave Donald Trump a "mandate" on Election Day, the president-elect has still not secured a majority of the popular vote.

From Salon

President-elect Donald Trump should be expected to try to crack down on civil society in his second term.

From Slate

Following the trial's dismissal, Baldwin has appeared on "Saturday Night Live's" new season as President-elect Donald Trump's new Department of Health and Human Services appointee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is the only person who was charged, convicted and is now serving an 18-month sentence for Hutchins' death.

From Salon

Mike David, president of the Article III Project, a nonprofit group that has defended Trump against criminal charges, told The Post that the president-elect is right not to trust “the politicized and weaponized” agencies that “hobbled his presidency the first time.”

From Salon