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president-elect

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Officials
ˌpresident-eˈlect noun [singular]  PGOsomeone who has been elected as a new president, but who has not yet started the job 当选总统,候任总统
Examples from the Corpus
president-electBut the president-elect is nowhere to be found.
ˌpresident-eˈlect nounChineseSyllable
Corpus been someone as who elected has a


president-elect
ˌpresident-eˈlect noun [singular]
someone who has been elected as a new president, but who has not yet started the job


president-electBrE /ˌprezɪdənt ɪˈlekt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌprezɪdənt ɪˈlekt/ 🔊 noun (
plural
presidents-elect
)
a person who has been elected to be president but who has not yet begun the job 当选总统