-elect

Used after a title to indicate that the person has been elected to hold the title, but has not yet officially taken it.

Suffix

  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.
    • 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...

Origin

From elect.