"president-elect" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpɹɛzɪdənt ɪˈlɛkt/ Forms: presidents-elect [plural]
Etymology: From president + elect. Etymology templates: {{m|en|president}} president, {{m|en|elect}} elect Head templates: {{en-noun|presidents-elect}} president-elect (plural presidents-elect)
  1. (sum of parts) A person who has been elected to a presidency but has not yet been inducted into office. Categories (topical): People Translations (person who has been elected to a presidency but has not yet been inducted into office): նորընտիր նախագահ (norəntir naxagah) (Armenian), 候任總統 (Chinese Mandarin), 候任总统 (hòurèn zǒngtǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), presidentiksi valittu (Finnish), tuleva presidentti (Finnish), président élu [masculine] (French), présidente élue [feminine] (French), არჩეული პრეზიდენტი (arčeuli ṗrezidenṭi) (Georgian), designierter Präsident [masculine] (German), designierte Präsidentin [feminine] (German), gewählter Präsident [masculine] (German), gewählte Präsidentin [feminine] (German), zukünftiger Präsident [masculine] (German), zukünftige Präsidentin [feminine] (German), Präsident in spe [masculine] (German), Präsidentin in spe [feminine] (German), megválasztott elnök (Hungarian), presidente eletto [masculine] (Italian), presidente eletta [feminine] (Italian), presidentessa eletta [feminine] (Italian), 大統領当選者 (daitōryō tōsensha) (alt: だいとうりょうとうせんしゃ) (Japanese), tetã ruvicharã (Paraguayan Guaraní), presidente eleito (Portuguese), presidente electo [masculine] (Spanish), presidente electa [feminine] (Spanish), presidenta electa [feminine] (Spanish), tillträdande president [common-gender] (Swedish), tân cử tổng thống (Vietnamese), tổng thống tân cử [Vietnam] (Vietnamese)

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