PRO TEM | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of pro tem in English pro temadverb, adjective uk /ˌprəʊ ˈtem/ us /ˌproʊ ˈtem/ Add to word list Add to word list now and for only a short period: Phil is taking over from David on a pro tem basis. [ after noun ] US mayor/president pro tem Temporary

• be a nine days' wonder idiom
• casual
• casually
• eddy
• ephemeral
• fugacious
• fugitive
• here
• here today, gone tomorrow idiom
• impermanence
• non-established
• non-persistent
• placeholder
• provisional
• provisionary
• transience
• transient
• transiently
• transitorily
• transitory

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pro tem | Business English

pro temadverb uk us Add to word list Add to word list now and for only a short period after: David Pierce will take his place as managing director at the company pro tem. pro temadjective uk us not lasting for very long: a pro tem appointment See also temporary (Definition of pro tem from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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pro tem Although we must suffer this administration pro tem, it will be relatively short term. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At least pro tem, the change could have been made with little difficulty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There might from time to time be pro tem employment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can pro tem call it a residuary body or whatever else it may be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The decision which is arrived at is one which is not going to be temporary, pro tem in its application. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The last review took place when the formula was established in 1979 as a pro tem measure, but it has continued for more than 20 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it is successful to that extent, then inevitably there are bound to be farmhouses forming part of the holding before amalgamation which will be, pro tem, surplus. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In cities where the mayor is elected by the city's voters, the mayor pro tem serves as acting mayor in the absence of the mayor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mayor pro tem is appointed annually by council members. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She was also elected mayor "pro tem" during her second term on the council. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Next to the mayor, the president and president pro tem of the council are generally considered the most powerful officials in municipal government. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A mayor pro tem is elected by the council members from within the council. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mayor and mayor pro tem are elected by the city council from among its members. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Politically, he was city alderman- at-large (1881) and mayor pro tem (1884). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There is also a mayor pro tem councilmember. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of pro tem These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of pro tem?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 暫時地（的），臨時地（的）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 暂时地（的），临时地（的）… See more Need a translator?

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