Hyphen With Suffix -Elect

Elect can be a verb or a suffix. When used as a suffix, it should always be connected to the previous noun by a hyphen. You can use ‑elect for any person or position which has been elected.

Democracy demands that the president-elect work on behalf of the majority of the citizens.

We need this signed by the new mayor-elect by midnight.

As chairman-elect, his first act was to ban junk food from all the meeting rooms.

The term dictator-elect is an oxymoron.