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elect

elect

5.5
Chosen for a position but not yet officially in the role
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈlɛkt/
translation icon : electo
  • And poor Joe Biden, I mean, he's president-elect, but Democrats are all still like Obama.

He seems to be the one that's running the president elect's policy right now.

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Examples

  • The president-elect is at the US Capitol waiting to get the word to come out to the West front of the Capitol.

    Vanity Fair

  • And as the president-elect said last Thursday, our response must be too.

  • If you are president-elect Donald Trump, press nothing.

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • I am hopeful president-elect Biden sees the damage that would be done from such action.

  • For America, Donald Trump becoming President-elect Trump is a watershed moment.

  • We can see president-elect Trump now entering the room for this morning's service.

  • Miss President-elect Cynthia Torres, will you please stand?

  • You've got Zach, you've got Keith, you've got Eugene, you got Miles, and we've got a new president, president-elect Joe Biden.

  • The president-elect gave a moving speech about unity and hope.

  • As the newly elected leader, the president-elect is excited to begin making changes.

Synonyms

elected
vselect
2.8

Chosen by voters to hold public office

is chosen more broadly and often noted before officially starting the role

Antonyms

unselected
3.2

Not chosen from a group or list

Surface Forms

elect positive

Etymology

The word elect (as in 'president elect') comes from the same Latin root eligere, 'to pick out', and is like the English word select. That's why a 'chairperson elect' is someone already chosen for the job but not yet in office.