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provisional [prəˈvɪʒənəl] less commonly, provisionary [prəˈvɪʒənərɪ] adj subject to later alteration; temporary or conditional a provisional decision n (Non-sporting Hobbies / Philately) a postage stamp surcharged during an emergency to alter the stamp's denomination or significance until a new or regular issue is printed provisionally adv Provisional [prəˈvɪʒənəl] adj (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, designating, or relating to the unofficial factions of the IRA and Sinn Féin that became increasingly dominant following a split in 1969. The Provisional movement remained committed to a policy of terrorism until its ceasefires of the mid-1990s n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Also called Provo a member of the Provisional IRA or Sinn Féin Compare Official ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
provisional adjective 1. temporary, interim, transitional, stopgap, pro tem the possibility of setting up a provisional coalition government temporary permanent 2. conditional, limited, qualified, contingent, tentative, provisory The times stated are provisional and subject to confirmation. conditional fixed, definite Translations provisional [prəˈvɪʒənl] A. ADJ → provisional, provisorio(LAm) B. N Provisional (Pol) (in Ireland) → Provisional mf (miembro de la tendencia activista del IRA) the Provisionals = the Provisional IRA C. CPD provisional driving licence N (Brit) → permiso m de conducción provisional(Sp), licencia f provisional(esp LAm) DRIVING LICENCE/DRIVER'S LICENSE the Provisional IRA N → el IRA provisional provisional [prəˈvɪʒənəl] adj [government] → provisoire [timings, arrangements, agreement] → provisoire provisional booking → préréservation f provisional driving licence provisional licence n (British) → permis obligatoire pour l'apprenti conducteur)m de conduire provisoire > Provisional IRA n the Provisional IRA → l'IRA f provisoire provisional adj → provisorisch; measures, solution also, offer, acceptance, decision, legislation → vorläufig; provisional driving licence (Brit) → vorläufige Fahrerlaubnis für Fahrschüler; to be in provisional 4th place (Sport etc) → vorläufig auf dem vierten Platz liegen; the provisional IRA → die provisorische irisch-republikanische Armee n (Ir Pol) the Provisionals Mitglieder der provisorischen irisch-republikanischen Armee Provisional adj & n (Irish Pol) → provisional m inv (membro dell'ala estremista dell'IRA) provisional [prəˈvɪʒənl] adj → provvisorio/a Provisional adj & n (Irish Pol) → provisional m inv (membro dell'ala estremista dell'IRA) provisional [prəˈvɪʒənl] adj → provvisorio/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Englishmen were escorted to a provisional post established on the bank of the river, where they found the most assiduous attention, and every thing to supply their wants. Petersburg, to negotiate in his name as president of the American Fur Company, had, under sanction of the Russian government, made a provisional agreement with the Russian company. But meanwhile he had to go on living, and, until he formed a theory of conduct, he made himself a provisional rule. |
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