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-elect

suffix
 
 
/-ɪ.lekt/

Definition

president-elect, prime minister-elect, etc. the person who has been voted to be president, prime minister, etc. but has not yet started work: The president-elect has been preparing to take office in January. → Compare designate verbElectionsRecruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs
(Definition of -elect suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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