Suffix
Used after a title to indicate that the person has been elected to hold the title, but has not yet officially taken it.
Usage- morpheme
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Senator-elect Li will be sworn in next month.
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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.