Etymology

president pro tempore

Today it means: An officer in a legislature who looks over it if the usual presiding officer is absent. Full definition →

Latin prō tempore
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  1. Latin · derived fromprō tempore“for a time”
  2. English todaypresident pro tempore

From Latin prō tempore (“for a time”).

Words from the same roots

Latinprō tempore all →

pro tempro tempore

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