-elect

See also: elect

English

Etymology

From elect.

Suffix

-elect

  1. Used after a title to indicate that the person has been elected to hold the title, but has not yet officially taken it.
    Senator-elect Li will be sworn in next month.
    • 2020 December 29, Frida Ghitis, “Trump has set Republicans up to fail in Georgia”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 3 October 2022:
      The full outcome of the November election will only be known after January 5, when Georgia voters choose the two senators who will determine which party controls the US Senate – and thus President-elect Joe Biden’s ability to pass laws. […] It’s unclear how many will heed the call, but it’s worth remembering that Georgia just elected to Congress a QAnon devotee, Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -elect
champion-elect
president-elect
Vice-President-elect

Translations

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