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Rule "president-elect"

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Description: president-elect
Message: This word is normally spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-nouns-with-and-without-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Joe Biden is president elect.
    Correction suggestion: president-elect
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: PRESIDENT_ELECT [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-23 22:33:07 +0200)