president-elect
noun
: a person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet
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Gonzalez, who the US recognizes as Venezuela’s president-elect and who attended Trump’s inauguration, has warned the White House against cutting a deal with Maduro on deportation flights.
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Alejandra Jaramillo and Chris Lau, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Opposition leader González, recognized by the Biden administration as Venezuela's president-elect, traveled to Washington seeking a meeting with Trump before Inauguration Day, but Trump declined.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
In December, instead of fighting, ABC News opted to quickly settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Trump over anchor George Stephanopoulos’ on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
According to the Financial Times, senior European officials said the conversation spiraled into confrontation, and that Trump, who was president-elect at the time, was aggressive and threatened tariffs against the NATO ally.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 27 Jan. 2025
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Alejandra Jaramillo and Chris Lau, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Opposition leader González, recognized by the Biden administration as Venezuela's president-elect, traveled to Washington seeking a meeting with Trump before Inauguration Day, but Trump declined.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
In December, instead of fighting, ABC News opted to quickly settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Trump over anchor George Stephanopoulos’ on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
According to the Financial Times, senior European officials said the conversation spiraled into confrontation, and that Trump, who was president-elect at the time, was aggressive and threatened tariffs against the NATO ally.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 27 Jan. 2025
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“President-elect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president-elect. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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