Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A person who has been elected president but has not yet been inducted into office.
Wiktionary
- n. A person who has been elected to a presidency but has not yet been inducted into office.
- n. common misspelling of President-elect.
Etymologies
- president + elect (Wiktionary)
Examples
“French usage had locked in place the words of certain phrases, so English received them as a unit: president-elect.”
“Several women in the ward have served on the PTA—both the current president and the president-elect are ward members, and many other Pioneer Ward mothers help out as classroom assistants at the elementary school.”
“I had copied him in on the memo, of course, and I asked him how he thought the president-elect would react.”
“Mary Broderick, president-elect of the National School Boards Association, says the NSBA has launched a campaign to distribute red rubber thumb bands that say "Texting kills.”
Consumer Reports: Distracted driving panelists discuss effective solutions
“Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance spoke in Paris in honor of this day saying:”
The Huffington Post: Soona Samsami: Women Will Lead to Bring Freedom to Iran and Middle East
“As the economy was on the verge of crashing around us, the president-elect decided to make his bet overwhelmingly with the Wall Street-oriented side of the party, the folks who were proteges and aligned ideologically with Bob Rubin.”
“Mainline church leaders should develop an agenda and present it to the president-elect.”
“Read their hyper-partisan invite and my response calling on them to support common ground approaches advocated by the president-elect to reduce the number of abortions and to support families.”
“Candidate Dwight Eisenhower had boldly, but vaguely, declared in October that he “would go to Korea,” and as president-elect he did visit in December.”
“On Friday, during a stop in Brazil, his first foreign visit as president-elect, Mr. Humala described himself as a populist, but said he would use Brazil as a guide on how to use export-led growth to fund social-welfare programs.”
The Wall Street Journal: Peru's Election of Leftist to Aid Chávez, for a Bit
Lists
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Tweets
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reesetee I rest my case.
*now worried about how chained_bear will respond* Nov 11, 2008
chained_bear *worries how sarra might respond to reesetee's comment* Nov 11, 2008
reesetee Oh, it's not you, sarra. Those of us who do niche worrying and the broader, all-purpose blanket worrying--not to mention preworrying--don't worry based on fact alone. No, no; it's completely arbitrary. ;-) Nov 11, 2008
sarra I checked before listing! Nov 11, 2008
chained_bear Whew. Thanks. Now I can pre-worry about other things, like all those adorable bear-wombat sheep. Nov 10, 2008
reesetee Yes, it is. You can stop worrying. :-) Nov 10, 2008
chained_bear I'm wondering if the hyphen's supposed to be there. *worries* Nov 10, 2008
bilby goldendoodle Nov 7, 2008
chained_bear I heard they wanted a poodle or "goldendoodle," but what I heard that gratified me the most was that the Obamas said they will adopt a dog from a shelter. I hope they do. What a message that sends... Nov 7, 2008
bilby Gah. There was a news report here about whether it will be a chihuahua, or a pit bull, or something in between. Nov 7, 2008
qroqqa First Dog Designate? Nov 7, 2008
qroqqa Air Force One Elect would be the aeroplane that the current president has chosen to board but has not yet boarded. Nov 7, 2008
dontcry First Lady In-Waiting Nov 7, 2008
chained_bear I wish there were similar words, like Air Force One-elect. You can't say First Lady-elect (since she isn't elected), but there have to be others... Nov 7, 2008
sarra ♥
Honestly, at the moment, this word gives me a warm glow. Nov 7, 2008