-elect

"President-elect" redirects here. For the use in the United States, see President-elect of the United States. For the videogame series, see President Elect (video game).
"Vice President-elect" redirects here. For the use in the United States, see Vice President-elect of the United States.
"President-designate" redirects here. For the use in Colombia, see Presidential Designate.

An officer-elect is a person who has been elected to a position but has not yet been installed.[1][2] Notably, a president who has been elected but not yet installed would be referred to as a president-elect (e.g. president-elect of the United States).

Analogously, the term -designate (e.g. prime minister-designate) is used for the same purpose, especially when someone is appointed rather than elected (e.g., justice-designate).

  1. ^ "Elect- Definition of Elect". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. ^ "English definition of "elect"". Cambridge Dictionaries Online. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.