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pro tempore

Also pro tem

[proh tem-puh-ree, proh tem-paw-re]

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adverb

temporarily; for the time being.

adjective

temporary (often used postpositively).
She is serving as a judge pro tempore.

pro tempore

/ ˈprəʊ ˈtɛmpərɪ /

adverb

Often shortened to: pro tem.��for the time being

pro tempore

Temporarily: “While the president of the company is ill, the vice president will act as the leader pro tem.” From Latin, meaning “for the time being.”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pro tempore¹

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Murray is the president pro tempore of the Senate, or the senior-most member of the majority party who sits in for the vice president.

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The president pro tempore of the Senate, Washington Sen. Patty Murray, will preside.

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Four years later, he won a seat in the state Senate, serving for a time as that chamber’s president pro tempore and eventually mounting an unsuccessful challenge to U.S.

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The five commissioners are appointed by the mayor, the city attorney, the controller, the City Council president and the City Council president pro tempore.

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Women, for the first time in the Legislature, are serving as president pro tempore in the Senate and as speaker of the House.

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