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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
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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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