"-elect" meaning in English

See -elect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From elect. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|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 Translations (not yet inaugurated): vastavalittu (Finnish), tuleva (Finnish), megválasztott (Hungarian), várományos (Hungarian), przyszły (Polish), လောင်း (Shan), vald (Swedish), tân cử (Vietnamese)
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          "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
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          "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
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          "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
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          "sense": "not yet inaugurated",
          "word": "tân cử"
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