president-elect
Chosen, not seated
A president-elect is someone who has won a presidential election but has not yet been inaugurated.
The term applies during the transition period between election and taking office: The president-elect announced her cabinet picks.
The hyphenated form is standard, and the pattern extends to other offices: governor-elect, mayor-elect.
Formal beginning ceremony
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
- handoverTransfer of control
- briefingsShort informational meetings
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
appointments · succession · interregnum · preparation · advisors · staffing · coordination · liaison
Elected government official
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- nomineeOne proposed for position
- senatorUpper chamber member
- governorState's chief executive
democrat · republican · lawmaker · incumbent · predecessor · successor · opponent · party
Adopted principle of action
- agendaFormal discussion list
- prioritiesMost important things
- platformRaised flat structure
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
appointments · executive · governance · legislation · strategy · objectives · goals · vision
Defeating an opponent
- landslideMass of earth falling
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- ballotVoting document
- primaryChief in importance
caucus · debate · rally · endorsement · convention · nomination · voter · polling
inauguration
Formal beginning ceremony
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
- handoverTransfer of control
- briefingsShort informational meetings
cabinet · appointments · succession · interregnum · preparation · advisors · staffing · coordination · liaison · agenda-setting
politician
Elected government official
governor · democrat · republican · lawmaker · incumbent · predecessor · successor · opponent · party · bipartisan
policy
Adopted principle of action
- agendaFormal discussion list
- prioritiesMost important things
- platformRaised flat structure
cabinet · appointments · executive · governance · legislation · strategy · objectives · goals · vision · diplomacy
victory
Defeating an opponent
primary · caucus · debate · rally · endorsement · convention · nomination · voter · polling · stump
- power shiftsregime change, coup d'etat, overthrow, abdication, inauguration
- leadersleader, boss, leaders, bosses, chiefs
- politicianspoliticians, Joe Biden, congressman, Nancy Pelosi, senator
- rulersmonarch, Caesar, ruler, sovereign, emperor
president-electformer president
ex-president · outgoing president · incumbent president · past president · president
president-electprivate citizen
elect, president, election, elected, electoral, preside, presidency, elections, elector