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Lopez, who previously worked in banking, is currently serving his second term as both a councilmember and as mayor pro tem in Lee’s Summit. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025 The most obvious example is a district that stretches from the heavily Republican northeastern corner of the state to the northern suburbs of San Francisco, seemingly made to order for Mike McGuire, the outgoing president pro tem of the state Senate. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025 Representatives for the Assembly speaker and Senate president pro tem did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025 Council members declined to appoint a mayor pro tem after Bass ascended to the mayoral position. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pro tem

Word History

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 26 Nov. 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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