"-elect" meaning in English

See -elect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From elect. Etymology templates: {{m|en|elect}} elect Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -elect, {{en-suffix}} -elect
  1. Used after a title to indicate that the person has been elected to hold the title, but has not yet officially taken it. Tags: morpheme Derived forms: champion-elect, president-elect, Vice-President-elect Translations (not yet inaugurated): vastavalittu (Finnish), tuleva (Finnish), megválasztott (Hungarian), várományos (Hungarian), လောင်း (Shan), vald (Swedish), tân cử (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en--elect-en-suffix-MUmZuwGa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for -elect meaning in English (1.6kB)

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          "word": "Vice-President-elect"
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        {
          "text": "Senator-elect Li will be sworn in next month."
        }
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
          "word": "vastavalittu"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
          "word": "tuleva"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
          "word": "megválasztott"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
          "word": "várományos"
        },
        {
          "code": "shn",
          "lang": "Shan",
          "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
          "word": "လောင်း"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
          "word": "vald"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
          "word": "tân cử"
        }
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
      "word": "vastavalittu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
      "word": "tuleva"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
      "word": "megválasztott"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
      "word": "várományos"
    },
    {
      "code": "shn",
      "lang": "Shan",
      "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
      "word": "လောင်း"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
      "word": "vald"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
      "word": "tân cử"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-elect"
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