pro tempore
/pro tempore/
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Definition
Adverb:
- For the time being; temporarily: Used to indicate that a situation, role, or arrangement is in effect only for a limited or interim period.
Adjective:
- Holding a position or title for the time being; interim: Used before a title to designate someone who is serving in that role on a temporary basis.
Usage Examples
Adverb:
- The committee appointed her chairperson pro tempore while a permanent replacement is found.
- We will operate under these rules pro tempore.
Adjective:
- He served as the president pro tempore of the senate.
- The pro tempore judge will oversee the case until the regular judge returns.
Advanced Usage
- Legal and Formal Contexts: "Pro tempore" is most commonly used in formal, official, or legal contexts, such as government, academia, or corporate boards, to denote a temporary appointment or status.
- The board named a secretary pro tempore to record the minutes of the emergency meeting.
Variants and Related Words
- Pro tem (adv/adj): An abbreviated, more common form of "pro tempore" with identical meaning.
- She is the acting director pro tem.
Synonyms
- Temporarily (adv): For a limited time.
- Interim (adj/adv): In or for the intervening period; provisional.
- For the time being (adv phrase): For the present; until some other arrangement is made.
Antonyms
- Permanently (adv): In a way that lasts or remains unchanged indefinitely.
- Permanent (adj): Lasting or intended to last indefinitely.
Notes on Usage
- Position in Sentence: When used as an adjective, "pro tempore" typically follows the noun it modifies (e.g., ). The abbreviated form "pro tem" follows the same pattern.
- Formality: This is a formal term, often derived from Latin, and is less common in everyday casual speech.
Adjective
- for the time being
- he is the president pro tem
- designated him to act as consul protempore- H.H.Fiske
Adverb
- for the time being; temporarily
- accepting pro tem that hypothesis consistent with the facts- J.W.Krutch