Examples of pro tem in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web San Jacinto’s mayor pro tem had health benefits costing $35,506, while wages were only $4,500. Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 11 May 2024 Other new appointments include: Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) as speaker pro tem. Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for pro tem 

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Word History

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

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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 29 May. 2024.

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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