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A brief history of the term ‘president-elect’ in the United States

  • Written by Mark Satta, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Wayne State University
A brief history of the term ‘president-elect’ in the United StatesStatue of George Washington in front of Federal Hall in New York City.Getty Images

On Jan. 20, Joe Biden will be sworn in as president of the United States. Until then, he is president-elect of the United States.

But what exactly does it mean to be president-elect of the United States?

As a lawyer and philosopher who studies word meaning, I have...

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