pro tempore
Just for now
Pro tempore is Latin for "for the time being," describing someone serving temporarily in a position.
Most familiar in president pro tempore of the Senate, the senator who presides when the vice president is absent.
Often shortened to pro tem: She was appointed pro tem chair until the election.
Provisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- short-termOf limited duration
- transitoryBrief in duration
impermanent · limited · fleeting · brief · passing · makeshift · ad hoc · pending
Leading a formal gathering
- substituteReplacement for another
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
placeholder · deputy · surrogate · replacement · designated · appointed · serving · officiating
Legislative governing body
- presidentElected leader of nation
- speakerOne who talks
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
chamber · session · gavel · quorum · caucus · assembly · deliberation · adjournment
interim
Provisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- short-termOf limited duration
transitory · impermanent · limited · fleeting · brief · passing · makeshift · ad hoc · pending · conditional
presiding
Leading a formal gathering
- substituteReplacement for another
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
fill-in · placeholder · deputy · surrogate · replacement · designated · appointed · serving · officiating · delegated
senate
Legislative governing body
- presidentElected leader of nation
- speakerOne who talks
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
legislature · chamber · session · gavel · quorum · caucus · assembly · deliberation · adjournment · ratification
pro temporepermanent
Fixed without end
perpetual · in perpetuity · for life · forever · tenured
pro temporesubstantive
Having real significance
principal · titular · de jure · ex officio · appointed
temporary, pro, temporal, temporarily, contemporary, temporize, extemporaneous, temporality, temporization