-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.

Derived terms

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

Translations

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