president pro tempore

noun

An officer in a legislature who looks over it if the usual presiding officer is absent.

Similar
president pro temspeaker pro tempore
OriginLatin prō tempore →
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Meanings

nounpresident pro tempore (plural presidents pro tempore)

plural presidents pro tempore

  1. governmentAn officer in a legislature who looks over it if the usual presiding officer is absent.

    Synonyms: president pro tem, speaker pro tempore

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn officer in a legislature who looks over it if the usual presiding officer is absent.

Similar
president pro temspeaker pro tempore
Also see
president pro temspeaker pro tempore

Origin

  1. Latinprō tempore“for a time”
  2. Englishpresident pro tempore

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

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