Definition of pro tempore
: for the time being
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Williams will hold the mayoral post until the council can vote on a mayor pro tempore on June 11.
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This week, Toni Atkins made history in taking the oath as president pro tempore of the California Senate, two years after serving as speaker of the Assembly.
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Though Alexander is stepping down as a reserve police officer and as a teacher at Seaside High School, about 70 miles south of San Jose, Alexander will keep his position as mayor pro tempore for the city of Seaside.
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De León has served in the legislature since 2006, and was sworn in as Senate president pro tempore in 2014, the first Latino to hold that title in more than a hundred and thirty years.
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Hatch is currently in his seventh term — he was first elected in 1976 — and is the Senate president pro tempore, a largely ceremonial leadership position reserved for senior members.
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On Wednesday, Pennsylvania Senate president pro tempore Joseph Scarnati formally refused to comply with that order.
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Fairfax bounced, and Sen. Stephen D. Newman (R-Bedford), the Senate pro tempore, moved into Fairfax’s place.
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The council elected member Keith Blackburn as mayor pro tempore.
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Origin and Etymology of pro tempore
Middle English, from Latin
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First Known Use: 15th century
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legal Definition of pro tempore
: for the time being : chosen or appointed to occupy a position either temporarily or in the absence of a regularly elected official
- an administrator pro tempore
Origin and Etymology of pro tempore
Latin
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