pro tem

(prō tĕm′)

adv.

Pro tempore.

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pro tem

(ˈproʊ ˈtɛm)
adv., adj.

pro tempore.

pro tem

A shortening of the Latin phrase pro tempore, meaning for the time being, used to mean temporarily or temporary.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	pro tem - for the time being; "he is the president pro tem"; "designated him to act as consul protempore"- H.H.Fiske pro tempore impermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"
Adv.	1.	pro tem - for the time being; temporarily; "accepting pro tem that hypothesis consistent with the facts"- J.W.Krutch pro tempore

pro tem

adjective

Temporarily assuming the duties of another:

acting, ad interim, interim, provisional, temporary.

Translations

pro tem

[ˈprəʊˈtem] pro tempore (o.f.) [ˈprəʊˈtempərɪ]

A. ADV → provisionalmente
he's replacing the chairman pro tem → sustituye provisionalmente al presidente

B. ADJ → interino
the pro tem chairman → el presidente interino
on a pro tem basis → de manera provisional

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pro tem

[ˌprəʊˈtɛm] adv abbr (=pro tempore) (= for the time being) → provisoirement

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pro tem

abbr of pro tempore → zurzeit, zzt.; on a pro tem basis → auf vorrübergehender Basis

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pro tem

[prəʊˈtɛm] adv abbr =pro tempore: for the time being → pro tempore

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An historian, for example, having attained the age of five hundred, would write a book with great labor and then get himself carefully embalmed; leaving instructions to his executors pro tem., that they should cause him to be revivified after the lapse of a certain period say five or six hundred years.

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At large members are: Margaret Ann Bailey, Mayor, Clarksburg, W.Va.; Gloria Chavez, Mayor, Tijeras, N.M.; Mary Connor, Councilwoman, Monroe, Mich.; Jeanne Harris, Councilmember, Vancouver, Wash.; Dina Higgins, Councilwoman, Mesa, Ariz.; Helen Kawagoe, City Clerk, Carson, Calif.; Patsy Kinsey, Councilwoman, Charlotte, N.C.; Dot LaMarche, Vice Mayor, Farragut, Tenn.; Sarah Levison, Councilwoman, Longmont, Colo.; Julie Ruiz-Raber, Mayor Pro Tem, Carson, Calif.; Marilyn Sconions-Davis, Councilmember, Eatonville, Fla.; Joyce Sheperd, Mayor Pro Tem, Atlanta, Ga.; Lissa Smith, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, Plano, Texas; Evelyn "Mimi" Woodson, Councilmember, Columbus, Ga.; and Maxine Wilson, Mayor Pro Tem, Tijeras, N.M.

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Dallas, TX, September 10, 2010 --(PR.com)-- "The West End State Fair Classic Celebration Hosted by Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway" will take place on Friday, September 24, 2010, starting with a free concert on the street featuring Dallas' premier R&B party band Inner City All-Stars with a local talent line up opening the concert at 6:00 pm, Inner City All-Stars take the stage at 7:15 pm and the stars of the show, the award winning Prairie View STORM Marching Band march down Market Street at 9:00 pm for a special performance.

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