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The governor, state House speaker and state Senate president pro tem would also each appoint one member. Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025 Tuesday’s City Council meeting agenda also includes 20 items on the consent calendar, including the confirmation of mayoral appointments for vice mayor, mayor pro tem, city council standing committees, various regional authorities, agencies and commissions. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025 The new council also reelected John Kirkland as its mayor pro tem, who fills in for the mayor if absent. Aaron Sullivan, Austin American-Statesman, 17 May 2024 And as mayor pro tem of Wadesboro, Snuggs is concerned about what the lack of banks means for neighbors who spend time and money traveling to banks outside his county. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pro tem

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First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pro tem was in 1777

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“Pro tem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pro%20tem. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

Legal Definition

pro tem

adverb or adjective
: pro tempore
often styled with a terminal period in legal contexts
Justice pro tem.
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